Glocester Rhode Island (RI) Real Estate Tour
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Glocester, Rhode Island is located in northwestern Rhode Island. It is bordered on the north by Burrillville, on the east by Smithfield, on the south by Scituate and Foster, and on the west by Killingly and Putnam, Connecticut. Glocester is basically a rural community, dotted throughout by lakes and ponds. Several of these bodies of water are part of the Providence Water Supply System.
Much of the northern portion of the town is set aside as state-owned parks and forests. The highest point in Glocester, and second highest in the state of Rhode Island, is Durfee Hill at 804 feet. Glocester was immortalized by renowned Rhode Island writer H.P. Lovecraft. Entranced by the town in 1923, Lovecraft expressed its picturesque essence in the rich prose of “Selected Letters”.
Early industry in Glocester consisted of farming, coal mining, lumber manufacturing, the manufacture of potash, forging, and the manufacture of cotton seed oil. Diverse industries such as cigar making, granite and marble quarrying, distilling, box making, hat manufacturing, and tin smithing have also been established in Glocester. Today, Glocester boasts a thriving business community of shops, restaurants, and first-rate visitor services. For other town tours visit http://www.virtualhomes.com . For towns in RI visit http://www.ri-virtualhomes.com . For RI relocation information go to http://www.relocationri.com .
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