Plymouth rock is one of america s most enduring myths.
Is plymouth rock made of granite.
Plymouth rock is an american icon a symbol of intrepid discovery liberty and freedom of conscience.
It wasn t until 1741 when a wharf was to be built over it that 94 year old thomas faunce a town record keeper and the son of a pilgrim who arrived in plymouth in 1623 reported the rock s.
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The pilgrims who made their first north american landfall on cape cod not at plymouth did not mention any rocks in the earliest accounts of plymouth colony.
It comes in 4 veneer 6 veneer wallstone boulders slabs and thin veneer.
The first documented claim that plymouth rock was the landing place of the pilgrims was made by elder thomas faunce in 1741 121 years after the pilgrims arrived in plymouth.
This bit of dedham granite grandiorite began life around 630 million.
But don t blame the rock.
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Plymouth quarries exclusive weymouth granite is quarried right in our back yard.
The rock broke in two when an attempt was made to move it in 1774.
Actually to be precise fairly significant chunks of it were scattered about in many museums churches and private collections.
One portion remained in town square and was moved to pilgrim hall museum in 1834.
But the two largest pieces objects of great reverence had long since split apart.
Plymouth rock consists of dedham granite some 600 million years old that was deposited by glacial activity on the beach at plymouth about 20 000 years ago.
And then deposited on a coast where human history would be made.
The stone itself is granite probably from a formation known as the dedham granite formed 608 million years ago give or take 17 million years that is a.
A bit of geology.
Yes plymouth rock never fails to underwhelm leaving tourists struck by disappointment rather than awe.
