Pettaquamscutt Rock Explained

Pettaquamscutt Rock (;[1] also known as Treaty Rock) is a rock formation (pillar) in the town of South Kingstown in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The rock was the scene of 17th-century treaties between white settlers and the Narragansetts.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Farzan . Antonia Noori . Rhode Island pronunciation guide: 35 names that visitors and even some locals get wrong . 2024-07-04 . The Providence Journal . en-US.
  2. Web site: Pettaquamscutt Rock Commemorated, May 11, 1958 . Online Review of Rhode Island History . 6 July 2019.

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