Ye Olde Voluntown Pound - Sterling CT
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nomadwillie
N 41° 42.172 W 071° 48.640
19T E 266136 N 4620604
Located at the intersection of CT 14 and Providence Rd in Sterling CT
Waymark Code: WMHFB0
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2013
Views: 8
Sterling's oldest animal pound, an amazing rock enclosed holding area. It was used to contain loose livestock in the 1700's when the town of Sterling was still part of Voluntown, thus the name. (Sterling became an established town in 1794.) Look around and imagine what life was like in this small New England town when the pound was filled with horses, cows and sheep. If someone was missing their livestock, they knew where to go to find them.
Condition: Well preserved or restored
Marked by sign?: yes
Construction Material: Stone
Approximate dimensions: Not listed
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