| Glocester Town Pound | |
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| Location | Glocester, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′44″N 71°40′9″W / 41.89556°N 71.66917°W / 41.89556; -71.66917 |
| Built | 1748 |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000021 |
| Added to NRHP | September 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. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- Glocester Rhode Island Historic Sites
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