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Chepachet can boast of a number of interesting historical sites, some of national significance! Just a few are listed below ... visit the Glocester Town Web Site for lots more!
ACOTE'S HILL
Southern Jct. of Routes 44 & 102
This hill was the site of an "armed but bloodless"
confrontation in June 1842 between Thomas Wilson Dorr's "People's Rights" faction and Samuel Ward King's "Law & Order" party. Dorr eventually surrendered, was tried &
sentenced to life imprisonment for high treason, but was released within a few years as a result of public outcry. Visit the Stagecoach Tavern web site for a brief history of the
Dorr Rebellion and some interesting photos.
JOB ARMSTRONG STORE
1181 Main Street • 401-568-1866
Sat 11-3
Originally a dry goods store in the early 1800's, this building is now the site of the Glocester Heritage Society's Living Museum & Visitors' Center. See demonstrations
of various old-time crafts like spinning, weaving, quilting and rug hooking. Crafts on sale.
BROWN & HOPKINS COUNTRY STORE
1179 Main Street • 401-568-4830
Mon-Sat 10-5, Thu 'til 7, Sun 12-5
This is the nation's oldest continuously operating general store, dating from 1809. Features antiques, country furnishings, gourmet food, penny candy, deli, and cafe.
STAGECOACH TAVERN RESTAURANT
1157 Main Street • 401-568-2275
This restored 1700's tavern is simply brimming with colonial spirit. Visit the
Stagecoach Tavern web site for photos of the interior ... and a ghost story!
TOWN POUND
Corner Route 102 & Pound Road
This stone enclosure, built in 1749, is the oldest pound in America.
Learn more about Chepachet through our "Vignettes of Chepachet" page by
Glocester Town Historian Edna Kent.
To purchase books with numerous stories and photographs about Chepachet and the Town of Glocester, visit Ms. Kent's Glocester Historian web site.
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