| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Warwick, city, United States |
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(wôr´w k, w ´rk) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 85,427), Kent co., central R.I., at the head of Narragansett Bay; settled by Samuel Gorton 1642, inc. as a city 1931. Its textile industry dates from 1794. Other manufactures include machinery, metals, pipes and tubing, and silverware. The town includes the villages of Apponaug, on Greenwich Bay; Hillsgrove, site of the state airport; Warwick; and several resorts. Warwick village was nearly destroyed (1676) in King Philip’s War. Gaspee Point, S of Pawtuxet, was the scene of the burning of the British revenue cutter Gaspee in 1772; annual “Gaspee Days” commemorate the event. Warwick has a very large music arena. Nathanael Greene was born in the city. |
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