Glocester Town Pound Explained

Glocester Town Pound
Coordinates:41.8956°N -71.6692°W
Built:1748
Added:September 22, 1970
Refnum:70000021

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

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.glocesterri.org/places.htm Glocester Rhode Island Historic Sites