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Foster Center in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Town Pound

1845

 
 
Town Pound Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 19, 2026
1. Town Pound Marker
Inscription.
Built to contain stray livestock until claimed.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Charity & Public Work.
 
Location. 41° 46.963′ N, 71° 43.464′ W. Marker is in Foster, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in Foster Center. It is on South Killingly Road 0.3 miles south of Howard Hill Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1473 South Killingly Road, Foster RI 02825, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Quiet Corner and in Greater Providence. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Foster Town House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Town Jail (approx. 0.2 miles
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away); Benjamin Eddy Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); WW II Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); New Rockland Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Clayville: Comb Factory Village (approx. 2.7 miles away); Gaetano Del Guidice (approx. 3˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Foster.
 
Town Pound Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 19, 2026
2. Town Pound Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Oct. 8, 2026