Rhode Island
Providence County
Town of Glocester

Glocester Town Pound

The Glocester Town Pound is a historic animal pound on Pound Road and Chopmist Hill Road in . 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glocester Manton Free Public Library.

Library
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is situated 1 mile north of Glocester Town Pound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chepachet and Glocester.

Village
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is a village and census-designated place in the town of in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of . It is centered at the intersection of U.S. Route 44 and Rhode Island Route 102.

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, otherwise officially called the Town of , Rhode Island, is a town in , United States. The population was 9,974 as of the 2020 census.

Neighborhood
is a village and census-designated place in , United States, in the town of , located on U.S. Route 44. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 985. is situated 4 miles east of Glocester Town Pound.

Glocester Town Pound

Latitude
41.89647° or 41° 53′ 47″ north
Longitude
-71.66883° or 71° 40′ 8″ west
Open location code
87HCV8WJ+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 482887215
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­pound
Wiki­data ID
Q5571112
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glocester Police Department and Smith and Sayles Reservoir Dam.

Nearby Places

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