Palmer River Pound
Palmer River Pound is a historic site in Bristol, Massachusetts. Palmer River Pound is situated nearby to Oak Swamp, as well as near the nature reserve Miller Bird Sanctuary.- Type: Historic site
- Description: historic animal pound in Rehoboth, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Rehoboth Town Pound”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Otis J. Martin Cemetery and Carpenter Museum.
Otis J. Martin Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Otis J. Martin Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Palmer River Pound.
Carpenter Museum
Museum
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The Carpenter Museum in Rehoboth, Massachusetts is the town's museum of local history, originating during the American Bicentennial year as a facility to house the collection of the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society which was incorporated in 1884. Carpenter Museum is situated 2 miles north of Palmer River Pound.
Blanding Free Public Library
Library
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Blanding Free Public Library is situated 2½ miles north of Palmer River Pound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rehoboth and Hortonville.
Rehoboth
Town
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taunton is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 59,000. It is nicknamed the "Silver City" for its tradition as a center of silversmithing, and the "Christmas City" for its festive Christmas displays on Taunton Green. Rehoboth is situated 2 miles north of Palmer River Pound.
Hortonville
Hamlet
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hortonville is a village in the town of Swansea, Massachusetts, United States. The part of the village on Locust Street from Oak Street to Hortonville Road comprises the Hortonville Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Hortonville is situated 4 miles southeast of Palmer River Pound.
Seekonk
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Seekonk is a town of 16,000 people in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts. Though much of the town primarily serves as a residential suburb of nearby cities, its relative wealth of shopping locales and destinations like the Seekonk Speedway combine with an all-around dose of Swamp Yankee charm to make Seekonk an interesting place to visit, or perhaps work.
Palmer River Pound
- Categories: animal pound, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.80905° or 41° 48′ 33″ northLongitude
-71.2587° or 71° 15′ 31″ westOpen location code
87HCRP5R+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 12818316544OpenStreetMap feature
historic=poundWikidata ID
Q134392436
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