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

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  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pettaquamscutt Rock
  2. ↑ "Pettaquamscutt Rock Commemorated, May 11, 1958". Online Review of Rhode Island History. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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