Agassiz rock
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Agassiz rock
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 The Big Agassiz Rock |
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| location | Massachusetts , United States | |
| surface | 47 ha | |
| WDPA ID | 55552966 | |
| Geographical location | 42 ° 36 ′ N , 70 ° 46 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | 1957 | |
| administration | The Trustees of Reservations | |
The Agassiz Rock (engl. Agassiz Rock ) is a 30 ft (9.1 m ) high granite - Monolith in the town Manchester-by-the-Sea in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It is located in a 116 acres (0.47 km² ) nature reserve , which is administered by the organization The Trustees of Reservations .
history
In October 1874, the rock was named by a group of students at the Essex Institute after Louis Agassiz , who had worked as a professor of natural history at Harvard University and who had died in 1873. He was the first to develop the theory, which was later recognized to be correct, that the stones spread across the state had been formed by glaciers and left behind, and he had also visited the rock known today as Agassiz Rock. Up to this point, science was convinced that the stones were remains of the Flood .
In 1957, the first land came into the possession of the trustees, one year later and in the 1960s, further properties followed to expand the protected area. In 2001 the organization was given the last part so far.
Protected area
While the name of the protected area, the existence of a single boulder suggests exist there actually several, with the Little Agassiz Rock next to the eponymous Big Agassiz Rock fails only slightly smaller. It is not known how deep the rock protrudes into the earth. In addition, there are other, but significantly smaller, rocks scattered in the protected area. The trail through the grounds is approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) long and passes both large rocks.
Seasonal hunting is permitted in the reserve subject to federal and state laws, with additional permission from the Trustees of Reservations. Apart from that, the area is accessible free of charge without restriction.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Property History. (No longer available online.) The Trustees of Reservations , archived from the original on August 22, 2013 ; accessed on August 21, 2013 .
- ↑ About Agassiz Rock. (No longer available online.) The Trustees of Reservations , archived from the original on August 22, 2013 ; accessed on August 21, 2013 .
- ↑ Regulations & Advisories. (No longer available online.) The Trustees of Reservations , archived from the original on August 22, 2013 ; accessed on August 21, 2013 .
