Cochegan Rock

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Cochegan Rock
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Cochegan Rock
Location in Connecticut
Location Montville, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates 41°28′13″N72°07′13″W / 41.470378°N 72.120221°W / 41.470378; -72.120221
Administered byThe Mohegan Tribe
WebsiteCochegan Rock [1]

Cochegan Rock is the largest known boulder in Connecticut. Located in Montville, it is about 54 feet long, 58 feet wide, and 50 feet high. It is estimated to weigh around 7,000 tons. [2]

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Geologic history

Cochegan Rock is a large granite glacial erratic.

History

Cochegan Rock is considered a sacred site by the local Mohegan Tribe, and is known for being the place where the Sachem Uncas conducted meetings with his council in the 1600s. [3]

Location

Cochegan Rock is located off of Raymond Hill Road and is about 900 feet from Interstate 395 in Montville, Connecticut. The property the rock is located was given to the Connecticut Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts of America by a local family in the 1960's before being required by the Mohegan Tribe in 2007. [3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Explore some of the important sites to the tribe".
  2. ↑ Holtz, Jeff (8 July 2007). "Mohegans Buy Rock Sacred to Tribe". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Cochegan Rock". The Mohegan Tribe. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Information for Mohegan Becker Cochegan Rock Memorial Scout Reservation". U.S. Scouting Service Project. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
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