Near Broad Street (U.S. 1) at Grove Avenue (Rhode Island Route 3), on the left when traveling north.
To the Soldiers and Sailors
who served and to all the patriotic
men and women who helped
defend the nations honor
- in the war with Spain -
Dedicated July 18, 1924 — — Map (db m68273) WM
On Margin Street 0.1 miles north of Greenman Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
At the top of the marker, inscribed in a circle around an anchor, is the word Hope and the dates 1636 - 1936.
Entrance to the shipyard 1834-1874 whence sailed whalers and merchantmen hewn from native timber, commanded by native sons. . . . — — Map (db m31104) HM
On Grove Avenue (Rhode Island Route 3) north of Wilcox Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Warren Manning
Warren H. Manning was a landscape architect and horticulturist, born in 1860 to a nurseryman and a watercolor artist. He was the lead botanist for Frederick Law Olmstead for 12 years. Olmstead is considered to be the . . . — — Map (db m226880) HM
On High Street north of Broad Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north.
"The people shall have a Park." - Harriet Wilcox, 1898
Wilcox Park
A 15-Acre Victorian Strolling Park
Stephen Wilcox, the major benefactor of the Library, died before the Library building was . . . — — Map (db m226843) HM
On West Broad Street (U.S. 1) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on West Broad Street.
In Memory Of All Who Gave Their
Lives And In Honor Of All Who
Served To Preserve Our Freedom
( far left panel)
Korean Conflict
Robinson Donald W. Choquette Arthur G. Barr J. Lindsey Gaccione Louis R. Chase Howard F. Jr. . . . — — Map (db m68234) WM
On Railroad Avenue at Dixon Street, on the right when traveling east on Railroad Avenue.
Westerly Armory has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m226811) HM
On High Street south of Canal Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Westerly Band is the oldest non-military musical organization in continuous service in the United States. It was established in 1852, but many members left to fight in the Civil War. Eight original members revived the Westerly Band in 1863 in . . . — — Map (db m226814) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 1) at High Street, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street.
Westerly Library
The Library is a memorial to the Civil War Soldiers, the first and largest memorial in the Park. The Library was designed by Longstaff and Hurd of Bridgeport, CT in the style of an Italian palazzo and opened in 1894. . . . — — Map (db m226893) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 1) west of Union Street, on the right when traveling west.
Beloved children's book author Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952) penned more than 100 children's books including The Runaway Bunny (1942), Little Fur Family (1946), and Goodnight Moon (1947).
Margaret spent many happy . . . — — Map (db m226892) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 1) at Grove Avenue ( Route 3), on the left when traveling north on Broad Street.
Westerly
World War
Memorial
1917 – 1918
( south plaque on the column )
5th Co., C.A.C., R.I.N.G.
Adams, Edmund Adams, Irving R. Arnott, George Asher, Lloyd Barber, Wilfred Bentley, John I. Bernasconi, Peter . . . — — Map (db m69006) WM
Near High Street east of Canal Street, on the right when traveling east.
Wilcox Pond
Freshwater ponds are plentiful in the natural landscape of this region. The pond here in Wilcox Park is manmade, taking advantage of a natural depression. It was originally fed by a local abandoned stone quarry. . . . — — Map (db m226854) HM
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