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.