The granite ledge, and the inscription found upon it, on this quarter-acre property has been long understood through a Colonial narrative that commemorates the 1676 release of Mary Rowlandson during King Philip’s War. The site has traditionally centered one perspective. Today, we recognize that this interpretation reflects only part of the story—one shaped by colonization, dispossession, and the occupation of Indigenous homelands.

For Native communities, the landscape carries meanings that precede and extend far beyond the Colonial monument carved into the rock. The land now known as Redemption Rock sits within the ancestral homelands of the Nipmuc and other Tribal Nations whose histories, resilience, and ongoing presence deserve acknowledgment and respect. We are actively working to build and strengthen relationships with the Tribal communities connected to this place. To learn more, visit TheTrustees.org/Redemption-Rock.

The reservation, surrounded by watershed lands owned by the City of Fitchburg, is a link in the 92-mile Mid-State Trail.

• WHEN TO VISIT
  Daily, sunrise to sunset.
• ADMISSION
  FREE to all.
• Please note that the parking lot is not plowed in the winter.

Route 140
Princeton, MA 01541

Email: info@thetrustees.org

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Directions
From Points East: Rt. 2 West to Exit 95, Rt. 31 South. Follow 3.8 mi. Take sharp right onto Rt. 140 North. Follow 0.9 mi. to entrance on left.

From Points West: Rt. 2 East to Exit 92, Rt. 140 South. Follow 3 mi. to entrance and parking (3 cars) on right.

Mid-State Trail

This property does not have an available trail map.

• Hunting is not permitted at this reservation. Learn more about hunting on Trustees properties.
• Please note that the parking lot is not plowed in the winter.
• PHOTOGRAPHY: We ask that photographers or their clients become Contributing Level Members before conducting portrait sessions at this property.  Click here for more information, and to request permission for any portrait sessions. The Trustees of Reservations reserves the right, and may give permission to its designated photographers and videographers, or to outside media, to photograph or video visitors and program participants at all its facilities and properties.