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Westerly, Rhode Island - Wikipedia. Westerly is a town on the southwestern shoreline of Washington County, Rhode Island, United States founded in 1. John Babcock. It is a beachfront community on the south shore of the state. The population was 2. On the western border of Westerly flows the Pawcatuck River, once renowned for its own species of Westerly salmon, three of which are on the town's crest. The river flows from some fifteen miles (2.
Little Narragansett Bay. It also serves as the boundary between Westerly and Pawcatuck, Connecticut. Along the coast of Westerly lie salt ponds which serve as shallow reeflike pools whose outer walls form the long, white beaches for which the town became renowned. From west to east, these ponds are called Maschaug Pond, Winnapaug Pond, and Quonochontaug Pond. The town also has the fresh water lake Chapman's Pond which is undergoing revitalization. A type of granite known as Westerly granite has long been quarried here.
Westerly granite is ideal for statuary and has been used in numerous government buildings of several states along the eastern seaboard. The Westerly area was known for its granite and stone- cutting industry.[3][4][5]Westerly becomes a large tourist attraction during the summer months, during which the population nearly doubles.[6] From east to west, well- known beaches include Weekapaug Beach, Westerly Town Beach, Misquamicut State Beach, East Beach, and Watch Hill Beach. History[edit]Westerly's primary industries today are textiles and tourism, but the town was historically famous for its granite, quarried in at least two locations in Westerly: in Bradford and in Potter Hill. Westerly was probably named for the settlement's location respective to Rhode Island's geography, being the westernmost town in the state. But there is also a possibility that the town got its name from the English village of Westerleigh, in the county of Gloucestershire. The English village was the home of one of Westerly's founding fathers Elder John Crandall (c. Crandall settled in Westerly in 1.
Westerly contains many references to him and his sons. The four trolley lines of the Groton and Stonington Street Railway, Norwich and Westerly Railway, Pawtucket Valley Street Railway, and the Ashaway and Westerly Railway converged in Westerly and shared track between the railroad station and Dixon House Square downtown. The lines were built in the 1. Physician, American Revolution general, and Rhode Island Supreme Court justice Dr.
Joshua Babcock was born in Westerly, as was Chief Justice and Governor of Rhode Island Samuel Ward. Tropical cyclones[edit]Due to its location, Westerly is vulnerable to tropical storms and hurricanes. Watch Hot Summer Days Online Hot Summer Days Full Movie Online. Westerly was devastated in 1.
Play Widelands and build a thriving civilization by constructing roads, gathering resources, trading with neighbors, and going to war in this beautifully detailed RTS. Westerly is a town on the southwestern shoreline of Washington County, Rhode Island, United States founded in 1669 by John Babcock. It is a beachfront community on. Home page for the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey.
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In 2. 01. 2, Superstorm Sandy left beaches along the Westerly shoreline devastated and nearly unrecognizable, including Misquamicut. Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee stated that Misquamicut was "our New Jersey," referring to the amount of damage that was received in the state of New Jersey.[7]Geography[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7. Westerly sits atop a glacial moraine, a series of small hills of debris left behind by receding glaciers in the last Ice Age.
A pristine sample of the moraine encompasses a 1. Westerly Land Trust. Within the trust land are the rare "kettle" formations that extend out under the sea to Block Island.
Villages[edit]Westerly consists of a number of small villages. Downtown Westerly on the Pawcatuck River is the municipal seat of the area, with the old town post office, library, YMCA, railroad station, former police headquarters (which is now located on Airport Road), granite buildings, and Wilcox Park. Westerly Town Beach on Atlantic Ave. Westerly. Other villages include Avondale (with antique colonial- style and Queen Anne- style homes), Bradford (with its own post office and postal code), Dunn's Corners, Mastuxet, Misquamicut (a beachfront community with small amounts of nightlife and several hotels), Potter Hill (where the Town Forest is located), Shelter Harbor, Watch Hill (with its beaches and summer cottages), Weekapaug, White Rock, and Winnapaug (with its public golf courses). West'lyans normally identify themselves with the town, as opposed to the village in which they reside, except for Bradford, Shelter Harbor, Watch Hill, Weekapaug and White Rock. The town holds a number of annual events such as the Pawcatuck River Duck Race in April, Virtu Art Festival in May, Shakespeare in the Park and The Summer Pops (hosted by the Chorus of Westerly) in June, and Riverglow in July.
In recent years, the Westerly- Pawcatuck Chamber of Commerce's events have attracted many visitors, including Big Screen Movies on the Beach through July and August, Westerly's Columbus Day Parade in October, and several beachfront events. Also, the Westerly- Pawcatuck Veterans Board of Control hold two of the oldest parades in the United States in Westerly, Memorial Day Parade started in 1. May on Memorial Day and Veterans Day Parade started in 1. November on the Saturday the week of Veterans Day.
The former granite mining and the stone- cutting industry is historically important. Its quarries produced blue granite, in addition to pinks and reds.
The Smith Granite Company employed many granite cutting craftsmen and was one of the town's major employers until the quarries stopped operating in the 1. Hundreds of examples of their work can be seen in the battlefields of Gettysburg and in city squares, municipal buildings, cemeteries throughout the United States, and even the Georgia State Capitol. The Guild Guitar Company was founded in 1. Alfred Dronge in New York City. They moved production to Westerly in 1. Fender Musical Instruments and production was moved to Corona, California.
A number of figures from the history of sports were residents of Westerly. Former major league baseball manager (Philadelphia) Eddie Sawyer is from Westerly, as is former Washington Senators pitcher Dave Stenhouse. Frankie Frisch, player- manager of the St. Louis Cardinals' famous "Gashouse Gang," retired to and lived the remainder of his life in Westerly, and Elisson "Tarzan" Brown is from the Westerly area, one of the finest marathon runners in the world. Another famous resident is country pop singer Taylor Swift who maintains a beachfront estate in the Watch Hill area.
Adjacent Towns[edit]Demographics[edit]Historical population. Census. Pop.%±1. 79. Est. 2. 01. 52. 2,6.
U. S. Decennial Census[9][1. For demographic information on the urbanized area of Westerly, see Westerly (CDP), Rhode Island. As of the census[1] of 2. The population density was 7. There were 1. 1,2. The racial makeup of the town was 9.
White, 0. 7. 1% Black or African American, 0. Native American, 1. Asian, 0. 3. 4% from other races, and 1. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. There were 9,4. 02 households out of which 2. The average household size was 2. In the town, the population was spread out with 2.
The median age was 3. For every 1. 00 females there were 9. For every 1. 00 females age 1. The median income for a household in the town was $4. Males had a median income of $3. The per capita income for the town was $2.
About 4. 3% of families and 6. The most frequent ancestries among the town's population are Italian (3. Irish (1. 7. 9%) and English (1.
Many Italians moved to Westerly from Italy around the start of the 2. Sicily and Calabria), and Italian dialects are still spoken at the homes of many older residents. Economy[edit]Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., a publicly traded regional bank with operations in Rhode Island and Connecticut, is headquartered in Westerly. Infrastructure[edit]Transportation[edit]The Westerly State Airport offers service by one commercial airline. Amtrak offers service between Washington, DC and Boston, stopping at the Westerly station near downtown.
The station itself was closed in October 2. Westerly has U. S. Roswell Free Episodes Online. Route 1 and state routes 1. A, 3, and 9. 1. Route 7.