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Not on viewRocks
Date1800s
Dimensions25.38 × 17.77 cm (10 × 7 in.)
Object numberTH56
DescriptionFragment of granite. Rounded top, with narrow neck; pedestal-like base.
Henry D. Thoreau illustrates and writes about these rocks in his journal for July 22, 1859, noting their presence in Billerica, Massachusetts: "Rocks half a dozen feet in diameter which were originally of the usual lumpish form are worn thus [picture] by the friction of the pebbles, etc., washed against them by the stream at high water. Several of them have this peculiar sheaf-like form; and black as ink. But, though evidently worn into this form by the rush of water, they are by no means worn smooth, but are as rough as a grater, such being their composition. These are just above the Fordway."
Henry D. Thoreau illustrates and writes about these rocks in his journal for July 22, 1859, noting their presence in Billerica, Massachusetts: "Rocks half a dozen feet in diameter which were originally of the usual lumpish form are worn thus [picture] by the friction of the pebbles, etc., washed against them by the stream at high water. Several of them have this peculiar sheaf-like form; and black as ink. But, though evidently worn into this form by the rush of water, they are by no means worn smooth, but are as rough as a grater, such being their composition. These are just above the Fordway."
Object number: PER2190.1