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| Established | 1953 |
| Operator | The Trustees of Reservations |
| Website | Redemption Rock |
Redemption Rock is a colonial-era historic site in Princeton, Massachusetts. In 1676, during King Philip's War, the release of Mary Rowlandson (the wife of a Puritan minister) from her Native American captors was negotiated atop a granite ledge.[1] The 0.25-acre (0.10 ha) parcel upon which the rock stands was acquired by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations in 1953, and is open to the public.[2]
Rowlandson would later write about her experience in A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, considered a seminal work in the American literary genre of captivity narratives.
Redemption Rock is located off Massachusetts Route 140, near Wachusett Mountain.
- ^ "Redemption Rock History". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Redemption Rock". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved 7 July 2021.