West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Where is West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA? 

Tweet

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.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Warwick%2C_Rhode_Island

Events/Places of Interest

West Warwick is a New Town Now genealogybank.com  "Warwick, R. I., Nov. 4 - Today's election added a new town to Rhode Island. The town of West Warwick, authorized to separate from the town of Warwick by the last Legislature, had its first election today. The Democrats won and will be sworn into office tomorrow morning." "West Warwick brings the number of towns in Rhode Island to thirty-three and adds one senator to the Assembly. Albric A. Archambault, a Democrat, was elected to that office. The population of West Warwick is 17,000 as compared with 10,000 for that of the town of Warwick." Date: November 05, 1913 Location: Massachusetts Paper: Boston Journal

West Warwick Liquor Men Are Opposed to 2.75 Beer genealogybank.com  "Prominent liquor dealers in West Warwick are strongly opposed to the movement of brewers throughout the country to secure the privilege of manufacturing and selling 2.75 per cent beer and they say that the West Warwick Liquor Dealers Association will not in any way assist this movement." "'We want to sell real beer or none at all' is the reported declaration of the members of the association. Some of them assert that the whole scheme is cooked up by the big brewers so that grocers, ice cream shops and candy stores can sell the near-beer throughout the country and ruin the business of the regular liquor dealers." Date: July 03, 1919 Location: Rhode Island Paper: Pawtucket Times

Ancestors Who Were Born in West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Ancestors Who Died in West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

 Baker
Charles Baker (25 Nov 1884, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 2 DEC 1958, West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA)

Harry Baker (27 July 1886, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 20 SEP 1958, West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA)

Nurdin Baker (19 Dec 1876, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 26 Nov 1930, West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA)


 McDermott
Leah A McDermott (4 Aug 1888, Rhode Island - 2 Sept 1972, West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA)

Cemeteries

St. Mary's Cemetery

Reference Sources

Are you from West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA? Do you have ancestors from there? Help complete OUR family tree - Add to this Page
(Messages / Memories / Questions / Additional Information About West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA)

The comments you read here belong only to the person who posted them. We reserve the right to remove off-topic and inappropriate comments. Also, If you'd like to be contacted by others who have ancestors from West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA, leave a message here!

There are currently no memories or messages about West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA. YOU can be the first to add one!

Add YOUR memory or message HERE!