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The Westerly Memorial and Public Library was built in 1894 and was designed by Longstaff and Hurd in the Richardson Romanesque Revival style. It was built with funds from Stephen Wilcox in 1892. [3] An eastern addition was built in 1924. Opened on August 15, 1894, it is maintained by the Memorial and Library Association of Westerly. [4] [5]
Wilcox Park was the 1898 bequest of Harriet Wilcox, widow of Stephen Wilcox.The latter invented the non-explosive boiler and founded, along with fellow West'lyan Herman Babcock, the giant engineering firm of Babcock & Wilcox, and was a major funder of the Romanesque Westerly Library, which faces the park and was built in 1892.
Fall events include Rex Allen Days, which is a multi-day event that takes place the first weekend in October, the Willcox Wine Country Fall Festival, which takes place the 3rd weekend of October, the Willcox Flyer Bike Ride, which takes place the first Saturday of September, and the BoulderDash 13k/30k, which takes place in mid-October. [9] [10]
General Willcox remained in his post until 1882. The citizens of the town of Maley renamed the town in his honor, however, his surname was misspelled and instead of being spelled with two "L"s it was spelled with one, hence "Wilcox". In 1889, the correction of the town's name was made and therefore "Wilcox" finally became "Willcox". [4]
In 1996 Santa Barbara residents raised more than $2 million to help the Trust for Public Land purchase the Wilcox Property for $3.6 million. The property, now a city park, was named "Douglas Family Preserve," in recognition of the $600,000 contribution towards acquiring the park by actor Michael Douglas.
This is a list of events held and scheduled by Strikeforce, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. The first event, Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie, took place on March 10, 2006.
Matheson Community Library (c. 1927), Broad Street; Adams Cemetery (c. 1870) [2] Christian Church Cemetery (late-19th century), Broad Street; Friendship Baptist Church (1949), Wilcox Co. Road 59; the church was established in 1898, the building was replaced in 1949 [2] [4] Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery (mid-19th century), Wilcox Co. Road 59
The library was recognized by the National Park Service with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1974. On November 29, 1988, the park, Lincoln statue, and war memorial were listed as contributing properties to the Library Park Historic District. The park was individually listed as a site on the register on June ...