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Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
"Wes’terly, a post-village in Westerly township, Washington co., R.I., on the Pawcatuck River and the Stoning ton & Providence Railroad, 6 miles N.E. of Stonington, and 44 miles S.S.W. of Providence. Small vessels can ascend the river to this place. It contains 9 churches, a high school, a superior hotel which cost $300,000, 4 national banks, 3 savings-banks, a newspaper office, gas-works, and a public library. It has extensive manufactures of flannel and cotton goods, and quarries of excellent granite which is capable of receiving a high polish. The township is bounded on the S. by the Atlantic. The granite-quarries employ from 600 to 1000 men. Some of the finest buildings of Providence, Hartford, and New Haven have been built of this granite. Pop. of township (1890), 6813."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
"Wes’terly, a post-village in Westerly township, Washington co., R.I., on the Pawcatuck River and the Stoning ton & Providence Railroad, 6 miles N.E. of Stonington, and 44 miles S.S.W. of Providence. Small vessels can ascend the river to this place. It contains 9 churches, a high school, a superior hotel which cost $300,000, 4 national banks, 3 savings-banks, a newspaper office, gas-works, and a public library. It has extensive manufactures of flannel and cotton goods, and quarries of excellent granite which is capable of receiving a high polish. The township is bounded on the S. by the Atlantic. The granite-quarries employ from 600 to 1000 men. Some of the finest buildings of Providence, Hartford, and New Haven have been built of this granite. Pop. of township (1890), 6813."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
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Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - R. R. Station, Westerly, R.I.)
R. R. Station, Westerly, R.I.
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - Noyes Beach and Weekapaug Inn., Westerly, R.I.)
Noyes Beach and Weekapaug Inn., Westerly, R.I.
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - Elm Street, Westerly, R.I.)
Elm Street, Westerly, R.I.
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - Bradford Depot)
Bradford Depot
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - Casino at Wequetequock near Westerly, R.I.)
Casino at Wequetequock near Westerly, R.I.
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - Christ Church, 1905)
Christ Church, 1905
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - Episcopal Church)
Episcopal Church
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - High Street from Dixon House Square)
High Street from Dixon House Square
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - Congregational Church, 1907)
Congregational Church, 1907
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - Street View showing Post Office and Library)
Street View showing Post Office and Library
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - St. Michael's Church, 1907)
St. Michael's Church, 1907
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - Church of the Immaculate Conception)
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - Junction High & Broad Sts.)
Junction High & Broad Sts.
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - White Rock Mill, near Westerly, R.I., 1909)
White Rock Mill, near Westerly, R.I., 1909
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - West Broad Street, Westerly, R. I.)
West Broad Street, Westerly, R. I.
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - West Broad Street)
West Broad Street
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 (Misquamicut) - Library)
Library
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 (Misquamicut) - A Scene on the Pawcatuck River)
A Scene on the Pawcatuck River
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - West Broad Street High School)
West Broad Street High School
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - Entrance to Wilcox Park)
Entrance to Wilcox Park
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - The Colonial Club, 1913)
The Colonial Club, 1913
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 (Misquamicut) - New Junior High School)
New Junior High School
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
 (Misquamicut) - The Wigwam, Misquamicut, R.I.)
The Wigwam, Misquamicut, R.I.
History and News of Westerly, Rhode Island, USA
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1800 - Washington Bank Established
In 1800, Washington Bank was established in Westerly with capital of $50,000.
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1803 - 16 people aged 1,444 years
There are now living, in the town of Westerly, in the state of Rhode Island, sixteen persons, the amount of whose ages is, 1,444 years. The oldest... Read MORE...
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1819 - Westerly
Westerly is a maritime post township, situated in the southwest corner of the State, 36 miles southwest from Providence, and 35 west by south from... Read MORE...
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1858 - A man in Westerly, Rhode Island, recently married a girl thirteen years of age, and committed suicide by hanging himself in a few days afterwards.
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Plain Dealer
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January 4, 1858
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1881 - Bigger than stones in Egypt
At the Westerly quarries, Rhode Island, a single stone 150 feet long, ten feet wide and eight feet thick, weighing more than 1,000 tons, has been... Read MORE...
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1897 - Died at 108
Mrs. Charlotte Leclair of Westerly, R. I., died yesterday morning at the age of 108 years and six months. She was born in La Prairie, a small town in ... Read MORE...
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1900 - TURKEY FOR THE PRESIDENT - A Rhode Island Bird Picked Out for Thanksgiving at the White House
PROVIDENCE, R. I. The Westerly turkey king has picked out the turkey which it is expected will grace President McKinley's table at the White House on ... Read MORE...
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1906
Westerly, a post-village in Westerly township (town), Washington CO., R.I., on the Pawcatuck River and the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 44... Read MORE...
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1932 - September 16 - 30.8 cm rainfall at Westerly, Rhode Island (state record)
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1944 - HURRICANE HITS NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND COASTS. HIGH WINDS LASH JERSEY, LONG ISLAND.
...Westerly R. I. Hit.
The Rhode Island shore felt the first blast of the Atlantic hurricane about 9 p.m. last night. Communications were... Read MORE...
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