West Warwick, RI
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N 41° 42.409 W 071° 31.376
19T E 290092 N 4620301
West Warwick and Warwick split in 1913 due to political ideologies that differed in each part of their geographic areas.
Waymark Code: WMNR0J
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2015
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West Warwick town hall is a 2 story brick building with granite trim. The building houses both the town offices and the police. The centered entrance has an Art Deco look.
West Warwick was incorporated in 1913, which makes it the youngest town in Rhode Island. The determination to split Warwick and create West Warwick has a political and geographical basis.
West Warwick housed all of the mills in Warwick, which centered on the Pawtuxet river. This area had largely a democratic following, while the eastern half, Warwick, was republican dominated.
The mills of West Warwick produced textiles for clothing, mainly cotton. Interestingly, the "Fruit of the Loom" trademark originated in West Warwick. It was the trademark of the "Royal Mill", which later was sold to an undergarment producing company.
A visitor to West Warwick will often take away the memory of one of the massive mill structures that still exist today.
The mills once provided for many people, making West Warwick a desirable place to live and a thriving business district. Many people of different nationalities came to West Warwick to work in the mills, and they formed many villages which persist today including:
•Arctic
•Centerville
•Crompton
•Riverpoint
•Natick
•Phenix
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