Westerly
a city in Washington co., R. I.; on the Pawtucket river, and on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford railroad; 6 miles N. E. of Stonington.
It contains numerous churches, hotels, a high school, public library, Soldiers' Memorial Building, street railroads, electric lights, National and savings banks, and daily and weekly newspapers. Westerly is widely known on account of its extensive and excellent granite quarries. It has manufactories of flannel, cotton and woolen goods, and printing presses. Pop. (1910) 8,696; (1920) 9,952.