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Plymouth Rock The Landing Place Of The Pilgrims Facts
- The top (visible) 1/3 of
Plymouth Rock weighs approximately 4 tons.
- The bottom portion
(under the sand) weighs approximately 6 tons.
- The longitude of
Plymouth Rock = 70° 40'
- The latitude of Plymouth
Rock = 41° 57' 30"
- The Rock as it exists
today is estimated to be only about 1/3 to 1/2 of its original size - the top
half has been dragged around town, broken, chipped away at by 18th and 19th
century souvenir hunters.
A slideshow an information about thee
original Plymouth Rock and it's current size
Pilgrim Memorial State
Park
The smallest park in the Massachusetts state forest and park system, Pilgrim Memorial is the home to the Pilgrim Rock. |
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