Profile Rock

Profile Rock was a fifty-foot granite formation in Freetown, Massachusetts, near Assonet village and Freetown State Forest, known for a natural cliff profile that resembled a human face. Local Wampanoag people believed the likeness represented Chief Massasoit, a leader linked to the early contact period between Native people in southeastern New England and Pilgrim settlers. The mountain was named for Joshua Tisdale, the first nearby settler. Later owned privately by former Freetown selectman Ben Evans, the property was sold to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for state park use. In 2019, a large section broke off, closing the park for safety, and repeated graffiti left the site in poor condition.

Freetown, Massachusetts · United States