Frosting for a 375th party

Posted 12/12/17

Birthday party frosting Snow couldn't stop the final event to the year-long Warwick 375th anniversary celebration held by the Warwick Historical Society at City Hall on Saturday. The Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Museum brought along the Tuscatucket hand

This item is available in full to subscribers.

Please log in to continue

E-mail
Password
Log in

Frosting for a 375th party

Posted

Snow couldn’t stop the final event to the year-long Warwick 375th anniversary celebration held by the Warwick Historical Society at City Hall on Saturday. The Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Museum brought along the Tuscatucket hand pumper from 1828 and the Mack engine that still runs. Food trucks were in the City Hall lot and inside the building were displays featuring historic city places and people. And, so to speak, there was even historic music as the Providence Brigade Band performed selections – many of them Christmas favorites – on musical instruments from 170 years ago. Those attending also got to test their historical knowledge of the city with such questions as “where is Locust Farm?” Answers to the quiz were topics that had been brought up during events held earlier in the year as part of the celebration. Incidentally, what remains of Locust Farm is located on Sandy Lane west of St. Kevin Church. A pair of millstones define what was the farm entrance. 

Comments

No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here