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.Glocester Rhode Island Historic Sites It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island
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