Dighton Rock Letterbox LbNA #52070
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Add Location| Owner: | The Mad Doctors  |
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| Plant date: | Jan 24, 2010 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Berkley |
| County: | Bristol |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Buttercup60 |
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| Last found: | Jul 2, 2020 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Dec 26, 2015 |
This letterbox is located in Dighton Rock State Park, in Berkley, Massachusetts. The search is kid-friendly, and also jogger-stroller friendly.
Please note: even though the sign states the gate is locked at 4PM, be aware the gate may be locked early.
Dighton Rock State Park
Bay View Avenue, Berkley
508 822-7537 or call Freetown State Forest
An 11-foot-high "glacial erratic" boulder known as Dighton Rock once rested on the shore of the Taunton River adjacent to this park. Covered with petroglyphs, carved designs of ancient and uncertain origin, the rock is now installed in a small museum. The museum (open by appointment) exhibits several explanations of the carvings, which range from Portuguese explorers to Native Americans.
Allegedly, some carvings have been positively attributed to Portuguese explorers from the 1500s. For more information on this, follow this link:
http://www.dightonrock.com/alertingthepeopleofberkley.htm
To find what you seek, park in the main parking lot. Take a look at the trail map kiosk. From here, chart your course at 300 degrees, going towards the river. Once you reach the shore, change course to 220 degrees. There is a path. Soon you pass a blue triangle marking the trail. Continue over the bridge. Soon, you’ll reach a spot on the right where you can relax, have a snack, and watch the river. Once you’re rested, continue along the trail, now heading away from the river at 170 degrees. Soon, the path will pass through a stone wall. Continue approximately 70 adult single steps past the stone wall. On the right, about 3 feet off of the path, will be four trees growing together (2 oaks and 2 evergreens). What you seek is behind these trees, covered with sticks and bark.
Stamp in, and please rehide well. This can be a heavily travelled area.
Please note: even though the sign states the gate is locked at 4PM, be aware the gate may be locked early.
Dighton Rock State Park
Bay View Avenue, Berkley
508 822-7537 or call Freetown State Forest
An 11-foot-high "glacial erratic" boulder known as Dighton Rock once rested on the shore of the Taunton River adjacent to this park. Covered with petroglyphs, carved designs of ancient and uncertain origin, the rock is now installed in a small museum. The museum (open by appointment) exhibits several explanations of the carvings, which range from Portuguese explorers to Native Americans.
Allegedly, some carvings have been positively attributed to Portuguese explorers from the 1500s. For more information on this, follow this link:
http://www.dightonrock.com/alertingthepeopleofberkley.htm
To find what you seek, park in the main parking lot. Take a look at the trail map kiosk. From here, chart your course at 300 degrees, going towards the river. Once you reach the shore, change course to 220 degrees. There is a path. Soon you pass a blue triangle marking the trail. Continue over the bridge. Soon, you’ll reach a spot on the right where you can relax, have a snack, and watch the river. Once you’re rested, continue along the trail, now heading away from the river at 170 degrees. Soon, the path will pass through a stone wall. Continue approximately 70 adult single steps past the stone wall. On the right, about 3 feet off of the path, will be four trees growing together (2 oaks and 2 evergreens). What you seek is behind these trees, covered with sticks and bark.
Stamp in, and please rehide well. This can be a heavily travelled area.