Harmony is a village and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, su ...
in
Providence County, Rhode Island
Providence County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 660,741, or 60.2% of the state's population. Providence County contains the city of Providence, the state cap ...
, in the town of
Glocester
Glocester is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 9,974 as of the 2020 census. The villages of Chepachet and Harmony are in Glocester. Putnam Pike (U.S. Route 44) runs west through the town center of Glo ...
, located on
U.S. Route 44
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonkso ...
(Putnam Pike). As of the
2010 census, it had a population of 985.
Local sites and history
The historic 1816
Harmony Chapel and Cemetery are located at the center of the village. Several restaurants, the Harmony Library and golf courses are located nearby. In the early nineteenth century a
toll booth
A tollbooth (or toll booth) is an enclosure placed along a toll road that is used for the purpose of collecting a toll from passing traffic. A structure consisting of several tollbooths placed next to each other is called a toll plaza, tollgat ...
of the
Glocester Turnpike
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonkson, ...
was located in Harmony to raise funds to maintain the road until it was abolished in the 1850s.
[Elizabeth A. Perry]
''A brief history of the town of Glocester, Rhode Island''
(Providence Press Co., Printers, 1886)
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harmony has a total area of 2.97 mi
2 (7.68 km
2), of which 2.94 mi
2 (7.62 km
2) is land and 0.023 mi
2 (0.060 km
2), or 0.78%, is water.
Demographics
Images
Image:Harmony_Rhode_Island.JPG, Yan-Yan-Ke Club in Harmony at the start of the 20th Century
Image:Warren Estate.JPG, Warren Estate on Sawmill Road in Harmony
Image:Seth Hunt Steere house.JPG, Sen. Arthur Steere
Arthur Wallace Steere (1865–1943) was a Rhode Island politician and prominent businessman and landowner.
Biography
Steere (known as "A.W.") was born in Glocester, Rhode Island, on September 3, 1865, to Seth Hunt Steere and Lucy L. Smith. ...
's birthplace on the corner of Snake Hill & Sawmill Roads
Image:Laurel Grange Harmony Rhode Island.jpg, Laurel Grange
Grange may refer to:
Buildings
* Grange House, Scotland, built in 1564, and demolished in 1906
* Grange Estate, Pennsylvania, built in 1682
* Monastic grange, a farming estate belonging to a monastery
Geography Australia
* Grange, South Austr ...
on Snake Hill & Sawmill Road
References
External links
*Harmony Library
Harmony Fire DepartmentGlocester Heritage SocietyFriends of Harmony Village
Villages in Providence County, Rhode Island
Census-designated places in Providence County, Rhode Island
Glocester, Rhode Island
Providence metropolitan area
Villages in Rhode Island
Census-designated places in Rhode Island
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