The Dighton Rock is a 40-ton boulder, originally located in the riverbed of the Taunton River at Berkley, Massachusetts. The rock is noted for its petroglyphs, carved designs of ancient and uncertain origin, and the controversy about their creators. In 1963, during construction of a coffer dam, state officials removed the rock from the river for preservation. It was installed in a museum in a nearby park, Dighton Rock State Park. In 1971, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Dighton Rock
The rock in 2015 is on display in a small museum
Park sign
An exact copy of all symbols or petroglyphes by the Historical Commission of Providence, Rhode Island, published 1830
Berkley is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located south of Boston and east of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 6,764 according to the 2020 census, making it the least populated town in the county.
Berkley's new Town Hall was opened in 2015
Old Town Hall was built 1849
Berkley Public Library
Somerset Berkley Regional High School