Glocester Town Pound
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The Glocester Town Pound is a historic site on Pound Road and Chopmist Hill Road in Glocester, Rhode Island
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The stone pound
was built in 1748 to confine stray livestock
and is allegedly the oldest extant pound in America. It was added to the National Historic Register in 1970.
Glocester, Rhode Island
Glocester is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 9,746 as of the 2010 census. The villages of Chepachet and Harmony are in Glocester. Putnam Pike Glocester is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 9,746 as of the 2010...
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The stone pound
Animal shelter
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was built in 1748 to confine stray livestock
Livestock
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and is allegedly the oldest extant pound in America. It was added to the National Historic Register in 1970.