Westerly Wedding

Westerly, founded in 1669 by John Babcock, is a beachfront community on the south shore of Washington County, Rhode Island. The population was 22,966 at the 2000 census.

For geographic and demographic information on particular parts of the town of Westerly, see the article on Westerly (CDP).

Westerly's primary industries today are textiles and tourism, but historically Westerly was also famous for its granite, mined from quarries in Bradford and Potter Hill.

Westerly was named for the settlement's location, respective to Rhode Island's geography, being the westernmost town in the state.