Pettaquamscutt Rock

Pettaquamscutt Rock is a rock formation (pillar) in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.[1]

A variant name is "Treaty Rock".[1] The rock was the scene of 17th-century treaties between white settlers and local Indians.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pettaquamscutt Rock
  2. "Pettaquamscutt Rock Commemorated, May 11, 1958". Online Review of Rhode Island History. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

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