The Rowlandson Rock

Title:: The Rowlandson Rock
Description:: This is the spot where Mary Rowlandson and her daughter spent their first night of captivity when Lancaster was burned. It is located on the crest of George Hill in South Lancaster. Today, two large water towers stand nearby. This view shows it as it looked c. 1900.
Date:: [ca. 1900]
Format:: Photographs
Location:: Lancaster Historical Society
Collection (local):: Photo Archives of the Lancaster (MA) Historical Society
Subjects:: Fences
Historic sites
Rocks
Rowlandson, Mary White, approximately 1635-1711
Places:: Worcester (county) > George Hill (peak)
Worcester (county) > Lancaster
Extent:: 1 photograph
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Notes (publications):: Published in: Images of America, Lancaster / Heather Maurer Lennon. Charleston, SC ; Chicago IL ; Portsmouth NH ; San Francisco CA. : Arcadia Publishing, 2001
Identifier:: 13232007