A little bit on the town of West Warwick, Rhode Island, neighbor to Coventry, Rhode Island, where I live. The photo is of the War Memorial Park located on the grounds of the American Legion Post 2 in the village of Arctic.
West Warwick is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 29,581 at the 2000 census.
West Warwick was incorporated in 1913, making it the youngest town in the state. Prior to 1913, the town, situated on the western bank of the Pawtuxet River, was the population and industrial center of the larger town of Warwick. The town split because local Democrat politicians wanted to consolidate their power and isolate their section of town from the Republican dominated farmland in the east. Since then, the town of West Warwick has fallen on hard times after the collapse of the state's textile industry, while Warwick has gone on to be the state's second largest city and commercial center.
West Warwick was incorporated in 1913, making it the youngest town in the state. Prior to 1913, the town, situated on the western bank of the Pawtuxet River, was the population and industrial center of the larger town of Warwick. The town split because local Democrat politicians wanted to consolidate their power and isolate their section of town from the Republican dominated farmland in the east. Since then, the town of West Warwick has fallen on hard times after the collapse of the state's textile industry, while Warwick has gone on to be the state's second largest city and commercial center.
The area that is now the Town of West Warwick was the site of some of the earliest textile mills in the United States situated along the banks of the Pawtuxet River, North and South Branches. These small mill villages would play an important role in the early development of the textile industry in North America.
On February 20, 2003, The Station nightclub fire was caused by pyrotechnics used indoors during a Great White concert. The fire killed 100 patrons. The fire occurred in a single-story wooden building that was more than 70 years old. It had previously served as an Italian restaurant, and during World War II was a popular hangout for sailors from nearby Quonset Point Naval Air Station.
On February 20, 2003, The Station nightclub fire was caused by pyrotechnics used indoors during a Great White concert. The fire killed 100 patrons. The fire occurred in a single-story wooden building that was more than 70 years old. It had previously served as an Italian restaurant, and during World War II was a popular hangout for sailors from nearby Quonset Point Naval Air Station.
The following villages are located in West Warwick:
Arctic- Arctic is in the center of West Warwick, and is where most of the town municipal buildings are located.
Centerville
Clyde
Crompton
Jericho
Lippitt- Home to the historic Lippitt Mill, which was constructed in 1809
Natick- Natick is a neighborhood located in the northeast section of West Warwick, Rhode Island. It was originally a predominantly Italian neighborhood.
Phenix- Phenix is in the Northwest corner of the town, and was a mainly Portuguese area.
River Point- Riverpoint is home to the historic Royal Mills and is home to Horgan Elementary.
Wescott- Westcott is located in northern West Warwick, and was home to the Westcott train crossing.
Arctic- Arctic is in the center of West Warwick, and is where most of the town municipal buildings are located.
Centerville
Clyde
Crompton
Jericho
Lippitt- Home to the historic Lippitt Mill, which was constructed in 1809
Natick- Natick is a neighborhood located in the northeast section of West Warwick, Rhode Island. It was originally a predominantly Italian neighborhood.
Phenix- Phenix is in the Northwest corner of the town, and was a mainly Portuguese area.
River Point- Riverpoint is home to the historic Royal Mills and is home to Horgan Elementary.
Wescott- Westcott is located in northern West Warwick, and was home to the Westcott train crossing.
Today's Jumble (7/28/08):
NORCO = CROON; YACKT = TACKY; RAFIAN = FARINA; LARBUT = BRUTAL
CIRCLED LETTERS = CONTCKNABUA
This takes some study before a big purchase.
(A) BANK ACCOUNT
Today is National Milk Chocolate Day, Accountant's Day, and Singing Telegram Day.
Other things on this day in history:
1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed on order from Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
1586 - First potato arrives in Britain.
1609 - Bermuda is first settled, by survivors of the English Sea Venture, en route to Virginia.
1794 - Maximilien Robespierre is guillotined in Paris during the French Revolution.
1809 - Peninsular War: Battle of Talavera - Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force under Joseph Bonaparte.
1821 - Peru: José de San Martín declares independence from Spain.
1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church - The battle begins on this day when Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
1868 - The 14th Amendment to the Constitution is passed, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
1896 - The City of Miami is incorporated.
1914 - World War I - Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia after it failed to meet the conditions of an ultimatum it set on July 23 following the killing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a Serbian assassin. This declaration leads to the outbreak of World War I.
1932 - US President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, DC.
1933 - The diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Spain were established.
1942 - World War II: USSR leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227 in response to alarming German advances into Russia. Under the order all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so will be immediately killed.
1943 - World War II: Operation Gomorrah - The British bomb Hamburg causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
1945 - A US Army B-25 bomber accidentally crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 injuring 26.
1955 - The Union Mundial pro Interlingua is founded at the first Interlingua congress in Tours, France.
1957 - Heavy rain and mudslide occur at Isahaya, western Kyūshū, Japan, 992 killed.
1958 - Lord Jellicoe makes his maiden speech in the House of Lords.
1965 - Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
1973 - Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: 600,000 people attend what was for many years the largest musical concert in history, at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway.
1976 - The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 magnitude flattens Tangshan, the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851.
1996 - Kennewick Man, the remains of a prehistoric man, was discovered near Kennewick, Washington.
1997 - Guatemala becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
2002 - Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, were rescued after 77 hours underground.
2005 - The Provisional Irish Republican Army (The PIRA) call an end to their thirty year long armed campaign in Northern Ireland.
2005 - A tornado touches down in a residential area in south Birmingham, England, causing £4,000,000 worth of damages and injuring 39 people.
2008 - The historic Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier burns down.
2008 - NSW Swifts defeats Waikaito/Bay of Plenty Magic in the first ever Trans-Tasman ANZ Championship Grand Final.
1586 - First potato arrives in Britain.
1609 - Bermuda is first settled, by survivors of the English Sea Venture, en route to Virginia.
1794 - Maximilien Robespierre is guillotined in Paris during the French Revolution.
1809 - Peninsular War: Battle of Talavera - Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force under Joseph Bonaparte.
1821 - Peru: José de San Martín declares independence from Spain.
1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church - The battle begins on this day when Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
1868 - The 14th Amendment to the Constitution is passed, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
1896 - The City of Miami is incorporated.
1914 - World War I - Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia after it failed to meet the conditions of an ultimatum it set on July 23 following the killing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a Serbian assassin. This declaration leads to the outbreak of World War I.
1932 - US President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, DC.
1933 - The diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Spain were established.
1942 - World War II: USSR leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227 in response to alarming German advances into Russia. Under the order all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so will be immediately killed.
1943 - World War II: Operation Gomorrah - The British bomb Hamburg causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
1945 - A US Army B-25 bomber accidentally crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 injuring 26.
1955 - The Union Mundial pro Interlingua is founded at the first Interlingua congress in Tours, France.
1957 - Heavy rain and mudslide occur at Isahaya, western Kyūshū, Japan, 992 killed.
1958 - Lord Jellicoe makes his maiden speech in the House of Lords.
1965 - Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
1973 - Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: 600,000 people attend what was for many years the largest musical concert in history, at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway.
1976 - The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 magnitude flattens Tangshan, the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851.
1996 - Kennewick Man, the remains of a prehistoric man, was discovered near Kennewick, Washington.
1997 - Guatemala becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
2002 - Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, were rescued after 77 hours underground.
2005 - The Provisional Irish Republican Army (The PIRA) call an end to their thirty year long armed campaign in Northern Ireland.
2005 - A tornado touches down in a residential area in south Birmingham, England, causing £4,000,000 worth of damages and injuring 39 people.
2008 - The historic Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier burns down.
2008 - NSW Swifts defeats Waikaito/Bay of Plenty Magic in the first ever Trans-Tasman ANZ Championship Grand Final.
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