Harmony, Rhode Island


Harmony is a village and census-designated place in the town of Glocester, Rhode Island, United States located on U.S. Route 44. 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 of the Glocester Turnpike was located in Harmony to raise funds to maintain the road until it was abolished in the 1850s.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harmony has a total area of 2.97 mi2, of which 2.94 mi2 is land and 0.023 mi2, or 0.78%, is water.

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