Glocester Town Pound - Glocester RI - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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.

Street address: Pound Road and Chopmist Hill Road Glocester, RI County / Borough / Parish: Providence Year listed: 1970 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1700-1749 Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence Current function: Vacant/Not In Use Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009 Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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