Redemption Rock

Worcester County · dedicated 1930 · Route 64, near East Princeton, Princeton · location approximate

Upon the rock 50 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.

1930 text, presented as a historical document.

USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection

Marker data: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission, 1930 (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)

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