Glocester Town Pound


Glocester Town Pound
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Glocester, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°53′44″N 71°40′9″W / 41.89556°N 71.66917°W / 41.89556; -71.66917Coordinates: 41°53′44″N 71°40′9″W / 41.89556°N 71.66917°W / 41.89556; -71.66917
Built	1748
Architect	Unknown
NRHP Reference #	70000021 ^[1]
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.^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.^[1]

Town Pound

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