The Town Pound - Chepachet, RI
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nomadwillie
N 41° 53.795 W 071° 40.131
19T E 278606 N 4641738
Very well preserved pound.
Waymark Code: WM12V90
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2020
Views: 2
The Town Pound, 10.5 m. (L), is a stone-walled enclosure, about 50 feet square, with an old iron gate. In former days stray horses and cattle were impounded here until the owners reclaimed them. Sometimes the pound keeper was not above capturing a non-stray in order to fatten his fees.
Rhode Island: A Guide to the Smallest State, Tour 9 p.445
Book: Rhode Island
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 445
Year Originally Published: 1937
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