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Sugar Loaf Rock Plaque
Dedicated: | ca. 1920 |
Location: | Mounted on west side of Sugar Loaf Rock |
Description: | Plaque |
Materials: | Bronze |
Cast: | ca. 1920 |
Inscription
THIS GRANITE BOULDER / LEFT HERE DURING THE / GLACIAL PERIOD HAS BEEN / KNOWN FOR GENERATIONS AS / SUGAR LOAF ROCK / AND MARKS THE BOYHOOD / PLAYGROUND OF MANY / OF THE MEN / WHOSE GALLANT DEEDS / IT NOW COMMEMORATESPlease note, the NAME field includes a primary designation as well as alternate namingsoften in common or popular usage. The DEDICATED field refers to the most recent dedication, most often, butnot necessarily the original dedication date. If the monument did not have a formal dedication, the yearlisted reflects the date of installation.
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