The Burrillville Quiz

1. Burrillville was once part of Glocester.  What year did it separate from Glocester?

1792
1850
1806
1873
2. Part of Pascoag was once called Monkeytown, why?
because residents played tricks on visitors
an old sailor lived in a log cabin and had a monkey
a monkey escaped from a traveling circus in that area of town
it was fashionable to own pet monkeys at the time
3. The area around the White Mill Community Park in Bridgeton was once called Turkeyville,
    why?
there was a large turkey farm in the area
Turkey in the Straw was a popular dance at the time
Moses Taft was tricked out of his water rights at a turkey dinner
wild turkeys were numerous in the area
4. Austin T. Levy began the Burrillville Town Buildings project in 1933.  Which statement
    does NOT apply to Levy?
He built the Memorial Building on the corner of Main Street and East Avenue
He renovated the Universalist Church
He tore down the row of houses along French Street also called River Street
He tore down an stone building which was the old jail in Harrisville

5. What man was the driving force to bring the railroad in Burrillville and was the founder of
    the Providence and Springfield Railroad?

William Tinkham
Austin T. Levy
Captain William Rhodes
Daniel Sayles