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Pettaquamscutt Rock

Coordinates: 41°28′16″N 71°27′16″W / 41.4710°N 71.4545°W / 41.4710; -71.4545
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41°28′16″N 71°27′16″W / 41.4710°N 71.4545°W / 41.4710; -71.4545 Pettaquamscutt Rock (pet-uh-KWAHM-skit;[1] also known as Treaty Rock[2]) is a rock formation (pillar) in the town of South Kingstown in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.[2] The rock was the scene of 17th-century treaties between white settlers and the Narragansetts.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Farzan, Antonia Noori. "Rhode Island pronunciation guide: 35 names that visitors and even some locals get wrong". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pettaquamscutt Rock
  3. ^ "Pettaquamscutt Rock Commemorated, May 11, 1958". Online Review of Rhode Island History. Retrieved 6 July 2019.