Historic Map - Westerly, RI - 1877
Description
View of Westerly, Washington County, R.I., 1877 / drawn & published by O. H. Bailey & J. C. Hazen.
This bird’s-eye view print of Westerly, Rhode Island was drawn and published by O. H. Bailey & J. C. Hazen in 1877. Westerly was established in the 1600's near the location were the Pawcatuck River flows into Narragansett Bay.
Westerly was noteworthy in its early years as a vacation and fishing village. There was one fresh-water pond and three salt-water ponds nearby that were abundant with fish.
Granite and other stones of varied value began to be quarried aggressively in the mid-1800's near Westerly. The most valued granite quarried here was used in forming many of the famous statues and monuments of New England
The illustration shows labeled streets, bridges, buildings and railroad route.
Features references to the following locations:
Westerly Manufacturing Co.
Moss Manufacturing Co.
Stillman Manufacturing Co.
Phoenix Woolen Co.
Blake & Mason, Mfrs. and Dealers in Picture Frames & Dealers in Music & Musical Instruments.
High & Public Schools.
Town Clerk’s Office.
Armory Hall.
Post Office.
Dixon House.
Christ’s Church, Episcopal.
Congregational Church.
First Baptist Church.
Seventh Day Baptist Church.
Calvary Baptist Church.
Methodist Church.
Advent Church.
Christian Church.
St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church.
Society of Friends.
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