Turner Cattle Pound

Turner Cattle Pound is a historic animal pound at the corner of Gen. Turner Hill Road and Kennebec Trail in Turner, Maine. Built in 1816, it is a well-preserved example of a once-common feature of New England's agricultural communities.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leavitt Area High School.

Leavitt Area High School

School

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Leavitt Area High School is a public secondary school that serves grades 9–12 in Turner, Maine, United States. It is a regional high school and serves the communities of Turner, Leeds, and Greene and is run by Maine School Administrative District 52. Leavitt Area High School is situated 1½ miles east of Turner Cattle Pound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Turner and North Turner.

Turner

Village

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Turner is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,817 at the 2020 census. The town includes the villages of Turner, Turner Center and North Turner.

North Turner

Neighborhood

North Turner is an unincorporated village in the town of Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area. North Turner is situated 5 miles north of Turner Cattle Pound.

Buckfield

Village

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Lakes and Mountains is a Maine region that encompasses the counties of Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford, plus the northern portion of Cumberland County. Buckfield is situated 6 miles west of Turner Cattle Pound.

Turner Cattle Pound

Type: Historic site
Description: historic animal pound in Turner, Maine
Categories: animal pound, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Town of Turner, Androscoggin County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.27192° or 44° 16′ 19″ north

Longitude

-70.25317° or 70° 15′ 11″ west

Inception

1816

Open location code

87PF7PCW+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4796675017

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=pound

Wikidata ID

Q14715354

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