Town of Glocester

Updated Demographic and Economic Characteristics

* Annual information for 2000-2008 is available by downloading this Excel file

Government

Town Hall
1145 Putnam Pike
Glocester, RI 02814
Fax: 401-568-5850
Hours: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Census 2000 Data

A summary profile of Census 2000 characteristics is available from the RI Office of Statewide Planning at: http://www.planning.ri.gov/census/citytown.htm

Community Links

Hyperlinks provided by the Office of Municipal Affairs, Rhode Island Department of Administration.

History

In 1730, the Town of Providence was divided into four towns: Providence, Smithfield, Scituate and Glocester. The town of Glocester was named after Frederick Lewis, Duke of Glocester, who was the son of King George II of England. The proud history of the quaint Town of Glocester is filled with numerous notable and fascinating events. Early industry in the town 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 conducted in Glocester. The Ancients and Horribles Parade held every Independence Day, boasts a crowd of over 10,000 spectators. Glocester's own founding fathers were very much a part of the great and noble struggle for independence. The town of Glocester was immortalized by Rhode Island's renowned writer, H.P. Lovecraft. Entranced by the town in 1923, he expressed its picturesque essence in verse — Selected Letters, Lovecraft, H.P., 4 November, 1923.


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