Originally Posted by
Hotel Kilo
I recently went to visit Plymouth Rock. I have ancestors that came over on the Mayflower. It was a fun trip. I also noticed that the plymouth rock at high tide wasn't under water. Heck the water barely touches the base of it. So if there is a warming and melting of ice caps, shouldn't the sea also be rising? I read about this all the time yet here is this rock, circa like 1620 or so, and it's not underwater at high tide (it was a king tide too). The water barely touched the base of it. Locals said it's been like that for as long as they can remember for generations.
Timeline of Plymouth Rock's movements
- 1774: Plymouth residents attempted to move the rock from the shoreline to the town square as a patriotic symbol before the Revolutionary War. It broke in half during the process.
- 1834: The town moved the top portion of the rock to Pilgrim Hall Museum. It broke a second time while being transported.
- Decades later: The rock suffered further damage as souvenir hunters repeatedly chipped away at it.
- 1880s: The two main pieces of the rock were reunited and returned to the shore near its original location.
- 1920: The rock was moved one last time when Plymouth's waterfront was redeveloped. It was placed inside its current protective structure.
https://seeplymouth.com/news/follow-...plymouth-rock/
Last edited by notEnuf; 10-15-2025 at 01:00 PM.