The Rock
The Rock is a large pudding stone on the campus of Michigan State University, which has been painted with messages by campus groups since the 1960s. Unearthed in 1873, and installed on the campus by the class of 1873, the Rock became known as a site for engaged and married couples in the 1910s.
- Rock
- Description: feature on Michigan State University campus
- Also known as“The Rock (Michigan State University)”“The Rock MSU”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and Abrams Planetarium.
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is a nonprofit…
1,700 feet north of The Rock
Abrams Planetarium
Abrams Planetarium is the planetarium on the campus…
990 feet southeast of The Rock
MSU Museum
The Michigan State University Museum, more commonly…
1,700 feet northwest of The Rock
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Lansing and Okemos.
East Lansing
East Lansing is a city in Ingham and Clinton counties in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Okemos
Okemos is a census-designated place in Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
2½ miles east of The Rock
Meridian Charter Township
Meridian Charter Township is a charter township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
3 miles east of The Rock
The Rock
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Latitude
42.7281° or 42° 43′ 41″ north
Longitude
-84.47756° or 84° 28′ 39″ west
Open location code
86JQPGHC+6X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = rock
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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