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Glocester_Town_Pound Latitude and Longitude:
41°53′44″N 71°40′9″W / 41.89556°N 71.66917°W / 41.89556; -71.66917
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Glocester Town Pound
Glocester Town Pound is located in Rhode Island
Glocester Town Pound
Glocester Town Pound is located in the United States
Glocester Town Pound
Location Glocester, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°53′44″N 71°40′9″W / 41.89556°N 71.66917°W / 41.89556; -71.66917
Built1748
NRHP reference  No. 70000021 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1970

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. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [1]

Town Pound

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Glocester Rhode Island Historic Sites
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