Town of Glocester
Town of Glocester is a locality in Providence County, Rhode Island. Town of Glocester is situated nearby to the neighborhood Wescott Beach, as well as near Cherry Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glocester Town Pound and Glocester Manton Free Public Library.
Glocester Town Pound
Historic site
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The Glocester Town Pound is a historic animal pound on Pound Road and Chopmist Hill Road in Glocester, Rhode Island. The stone pound was built in 1748 to confine stray livestock and is claimed by the town to be the oldest extant pound in America.
Ponaganset High School
School
Ponaganset High School is a school of the Foster-Glocester School District, located in Glocester, Rhode Island in Providence County. The majority of high school students live in the rural towns of Glocester and Foster, Rhode Island. Ponaganset High School is situated 2½ miles southwest of Town of Glocester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glocester and Chepachet.
Glocester
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Glocester, otherwise officially called the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island, is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 9,974 as of the 2020 census.
Chepachet
Village
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Chepachet is a village and census-designated place in the town of Glocester in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It is centered at the intersection of U.S. Route 44 and Rhode Island Route 102.
Town of Glocester
- Type: Locality with 9,990 residents
- Also known as: “Town of Providence”
- Location: Providence County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.8934° or 41° 53′ 36″ northLongitude
-71.6892° or 71° 41′ 21″ westPopulation
9,990Elevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
87HCV8V6+98GeoNames ID
5222349
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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