Wedgwood Rock

Wedgwood Rock

Wedgwood Rock is a glacial erratic (and known to geologists as the "Wedgwood Erratic") near the neighborhood of Wedgwood in Seattle, Washington. (Technically, the rock is outside the boundary of Wedgwood, in the Bryant/Ravenna neighborhoods.)

Prior to the establishment of the Wedgwood neighborhood, the erratic was known simply as Big Rock. Deposited over 14,000 years ago by the Vashon Glacier, it was a landmark for Native Americans in what was once a dense forest; later it became a destination for picnickers, university students, climbers, and hippies. In reaction against these last, the city council in 1970 passed an ordinance (Chapter 12A section 54 of the Seattle Municipal Code) making it a crime to climb the rock and punishable by a fine up to $100.

The rock is near 28th Avenue NE and NE 72nd Street. It is surrounded by trees and brush kept clear by local residents.

References

* [http://www.historylink.org/output.cfm?file_id=3462 Seattle Neighborhoods: Wedgwood -- Thumbnail History] on HistoryLink.org; see especially the section "Big Rock".
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=47.68084,-122.2973&spn=0.001,0.001&t=k Google Maps - satellite image of the rock.] The rock is centered among trees; N.E. 72nd Street jogs south to avoid it.
* Coordinates: coord|47.68084|N|122.2973|W|


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