Rowland Gibson Hazard, mill owner and philosopher of Peace Dale
Rowland Gibson Hazard ran the Peace Dale woolen mills and wrote books on philosophy. He also opposed slavery publicly.
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Founders
The people, families and institutions that shape South County.
Stephen Wilcox, the Westerly inventor behind Babcock & Wilcox
Westerly native Stephen Wilcox co-invented a safer steam boiler in 1867. His widow gave the town Wilcox Park.
Princess Red Wing and the founding of the Tomaquag Museum
Narragansett and Wampanoag elder Princess Red Wing co-founded the Tomaquag Museum in 1958 to teach Native history from a Native…