The Great Watch Hill Fire of 1916
More than 100 years ago, on October 18, 1916, a great fire changed the face of Watch Hill forever and ended the era of the [...]
More than 100 years ago, on October 18, 1916, a great fire changed the face of Watch Hill forever and ended the era of the [...]
Read Part 1 first! On Friday, November 5, Police Chief Brown and Constable Max Reithel departed for Maine in search of their fugitive.[23] By Sunday [...]
Read Part 1 first! On Friday, November 5, Police Chief Brown and Constable Max Reithel departed for Maine in search of their fugitive.[23] By Sunday [...]
For more than 50 years, the Book & Tackle Shop at the end of Bay Street in Watch Hill delighted residents and visitors alike. The [...]
“I’m shot!” Edgar Bailey cried out. “I’m sorry; get a doctor, quick!” replied Edgar’s brother, Charles, as he ran from the scene.[1] This is the [...]
Ready Part 1 first! Crossing back over High Street, we will come across another mainstay of the clothing market in Westerly, Kenyon’s Men and Boys [...]
Read part 1 and part 2 first! Mrs. Helen Joy Lee was enjoying a nice day at her cottage on Fort Road. She, like all [...]
The town of Stonington shares its eastern border with Westerly, Rhode Island and is located in the southeast corner of New London County. The town [...]
When September rolls around and the golden days of autumn start descending upon the fair state of Connecticut, the locals know that a visit to [...]
For several days in January 1925, Westerly was the host of more than 5,000 visitors who arrived in droves to witness a rare and momentous [...]
Read Part 1 first! "One of the unique characteristics of the Hurricane of 1938 was how rapidly it moved up the coast traveling at 50 [...]
Westerly is blessed with almost 10 miles of oceanfront and its beaches are renowned countrywide. In colonial times the Watch Hill and Weekapaug sections were [...]