What Is This Place And Who Are These People?

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:47 am

If I had something to give away as a prize, I would- but I don't.

What is this place- can you guess?

FairhavenGuy · Post by **FairhavenGuy** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:18 am

It looks like a couple of nationally known Lizzie Borden experts at the Balancing Rock in Fall River, but I could be wrong.

Haulover · Post by **Haulover** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:51 am

is this the same one?

weber · Post by **weber** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:50 am

This is very interesting. How did it get to be there and how long has it been there? I am going to have to do some research.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:35 pm

Rolling Rock! Yay!

These next 2 were taken by Harry.

SuFiDC18 · Post by **SuFiDC18** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:20 am

That's right off Eastern Avenue, where I grew up, if I'm not mistaken. I always wondered how that rock got there too. Hmmm.

Caesar · Post by **Caesar** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:00 am

I remeber my uncle telling me, one year a bunch of kids pushed that rock off the stand. it went rolling into Lafayette park.

Gramma · Post by **Gramma** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:41 pm

Hi Phill,
Haven't said my welcome yet but it seems we grew up in the same end of the city. My early days spent near New Boston Road. Were you that direction or towards the Flint?
Rolling Rock was always special to the kids.

Gramma

Mark A. · Post by **Mark A.** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:53 pm

The Rolling Rock did roll off it's pedestal once hence the name, Rolling Rock. I'm not sure when or how the got it back up there but I can remember hearing that story many times as a kid.

FairhavenGuy · Post by **FairhavenGuy** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:59 pm

FairhavenGuy @ Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:18 am wrote:It looks like a couple of nationally known Lizzie Borden experts at the Balancing Rock in Fall River, but I could be wrong.

Rolling Rock, Balancing Rock. . . what's the difference. I got the part right about it being a rock. . .

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:17 am

http://www.sailsinc.org/durfee/fulltext.htm

The Phillips History of Fall River by Arthur Sherman Phillips. -- Fall River, Mass. : Privately printed ; Dover Press, 1944-1946.
3 vol.

Vol 1, pg 86 = photos
Vol 3, pg. 162 = description

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:21 am

One can go to The Keeley Library online at the link provided,

http://www.sailsinc.org/durfee/fulltext.htm

Then go down to The Phillips History of Fall River and click on the Fascicle III Index for all 3 volumes.
Then look for Rolling Rock.
Get the volume # and page # and scroll up to the page and click on that chapter.
That's how you can find Rolling Rock, in Fall River.
(The great thing about the Phillips book is he gives permission in the front to use anything from his book as long as it is cited as source).

Thanks for the color pictures and post cards you guys!

Caesar · Post by **Caesar** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:13 pm

Kat, thanks for that link. I was looking for that link for awhile. I wasn't sure where it was.

nbcatlover · Post by **nbcatlover** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:58 pm

Thanks for the pictures. I haven't gone to some of these sites since I was a little kid...I'd almost forgotten some of them.

With the demise of the Old Man of the Mountains (NH), we should be more appreciative. We forget even rocks wear away.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:47 am

I'm hoping people will learn how to use these neat resources.
Here's a hint:
If there is an INDEX to an online book, try that first.
Saves time.