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Redemption Rock
Westminster, Massachusetts · 1630 - 1930
Historical Marker Database · Stephen St. Denis
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THE STORY
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At a rock fifty feet west of this spot, Mary Rowlandson, wife of the first minister of Lancaster, was redeemed from captivity under King Philip. The narrative of her experience became one of the classics of colonial literature.
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Photo: Stephen St. Denis
Photo: Roger W. Sinnott
Photo: Roger W. Sinnott
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Westminster, Massachusetts · USA
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