Profile Rock

The Wampanoags occupied the region of Rhode Island and Massachusetts bounded by Narragansett Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and Chief Massasoit was a close friend to the early Pilgrim settlers.

by former Freetown selectman Ben Evans, who sold it to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be used as a state park tourist attraction.

First responders and park officials discovered that a large portion of the rock formation had broken off.

State forest officials closed the park due to the unsafe environment.

[1] Since at least 2016, the site has been frequently vandalized with graffiti,[2][3] despite an aggressive cleanup effort by the Bristol County Sheriff's Office.

A 1902 postcard photo showing Profile Rock
Profile Rock, 2008