Cherry Valley Archeological Site, RI-279

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Cherry Valley Archeological Site, RI-279
Nearest city Glocester, Rhode Island
NRHP reference # 84000358 [1]
Added to NRHP November 1, 1984

Cherry Valley Archeological Site, RI-279 is an archaeological site in Glocester, Rhode Island

Glocester, Rhode Island Town in Rhode Island, United States

Glocester is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 9,934 as of the 2010 census. The villages of Chepachet and Harmony are in Glocester. Putnam Pike runs through the town center of Glocester into Putnam, Connecticut.

The site contains various archaeological evidence from the pre-historic era. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1984.

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