- Pratt Rock
Infobox_nrhp2 | name =Pratt Rock Park
nrhp_type = nrhp
caption =
location=NY 23 NW of jct. with NY 23A,Prattsville, New York
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 18
lat_seconds = 43
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 74
long_minutes = 24
long_seconds = 39
long_direction = W
locmapin=
area =
built = 1843
added =December 10 ,1992 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
refnum=92001645Pratt Rock, also known as Pratt's Rock, is a rockface or other landform that includes a series of stone carvings in
Prattsville, New York depicting the life ofZadock Pratt . [cite web |url=http://www.prattmuseum.com/history/PrattRocks.htm |title=Pratt Rocks in Prattsville |accessdate=2008-08-29] Pratt was supposed to be buried in a tomb carved into the stone, but work was stopped after only a small recessed chamber was created because water leaked through the rock overhead, and excavating the stone was providing to be too difficult.Ripley's "Believe it or Not" once called it "New York's Mt. Rushmore".
As Pratt Rock Park, the place was listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places in 1992.References
External links
* [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2178 Pratt Rock, at RoadsideAmerica.Com] includes photos
* [http://www.prattmuseum.com/history/PrattRocks.htm Pratt Rocks in Prattsville]
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