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Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Petroglyphs
Location	Roche-a-Cri State Park, Adams County, Wisconsin, USA
Coordinates	44°00′06″N 89°49′04″W / 44.00167°N 89.81778°W / 44.00167; -89.81778
NRHP reference No.	81000031
Added to NRHP	May 11, 1981

The Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs, also known as the Friendship Glyphs, are a Registered Historic Place in Roche-a-Cri State Park, near Friendship, Adams County, Wisconsin. They consist of Oneota rock art, mostly petroglyphs resembling birds, canoes and geometric designs. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. The petroglyphs were vandalized by soldiers and area settlers between 1845 and the 1880s, notably Company D of the Wisconsin 1st Cavalry Sharpshooters in 1861.

Images

• Part of the Roche A Cri Petroglyphs
• The Roche-A-Cri Petroglyphs. Vandalism from the 1800s are visible on the petroglyphs
• Outcropping rock
• Sign

References

1. "Native American Rock Art in the Eastern U.S." Eastern States Rock Art Research Association. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
2. "National Register of Historical Places: Wisconsin, Adams County". American Dreams Inc. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
3. "Roche-A-Cri Historic Graffiti – Friendship, WI". Groundspeak, Inc. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
4. Schrab, Geri; Boszhardt, Robert F. (August 24, 2016). Hidden Thunder: Rock Art of the Upper Midwest. Wisconsin Historical Society. pp. 77–83. ISBN 978-0-87020-768-6.

External links

• Roche-A-Cri State Park Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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