Redemption Rock

Redemption Rock

Redemption Rock is a public reservation in Princeton, Massachusetts. The granite ledge is the site of the release of Mary Rowlandson from captivity, during King Philip's War. Today, the site and its surroundings are owned by the Trustees of Reservations, a non-governmental trust for land preservation, and is open to the public. The reservation is located along Route 140, near Wachusett Mountain.

An inscription on the rock reads:

:Upon this rock May 2nd 1676:was made the agreement for the ransom:of Mrs Mary Rowlandson of Lancaster:between the Indians and John Hoar of Concord:King Philip was with the Indians but:refused his consent.

The official state marker at the site, placed in 1930, reads::"Upon the rock fifty feet West of this spot Mary Rowlandson wife of the first minister of Lancaster was redeemed from captivity under King Philip. The narrative of her experience is one of the classics of colonial literature."

External Links

* [http://www.thetrustees.org/pages/358_redemption_rock.cfm The Trustees of Reservations: Redemption Rock]


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