Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic place located near Friendship, Adams County, Wisconsin
- Also known as: “Roche-a-Cri”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roche-a-Cri State Park.
Roche-a-Cri State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Roche-a-Cri State Park is a state park north of Adams and Friendship in central Wisconsin. The park, 605 acres in area, was established in 1948. The park features a 300-foot rock outcropping with Native American petroglyphs—the Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs—and a wooden stairway to the top, as well as more than 5 miles of hiking trails.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friendship and Adams.
Friendship
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Friendship is a village in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Adams County. The population was 648 at the 2020 census. Friendship is situated 2 miles south of Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs.
Adams
Town
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Adams is a city in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,761 at the 2020 census. The city is located within the Town of Adams. Adams is situated 3 miles south of Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs.
Cottonville
Village
Cottonville is an unincorporated community located in the town of Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. Cottonville is located on Wisconsin Highway 13 and Big Roche Cri Creek, 6 miles north of Friendship. Cottonville is situated 4 miles north of Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs.
Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs
- Categories: archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Adams, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.00067° or 44° 0′ 2″ northLongitude
-89.81794° or 89° 49′ 5″ westOperator
National Register of Historic PlacesOpen location code
86PG252J+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 3797606308OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4361428
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Telugu—“Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “羅氏岩畫”
- Dutch: “Rotstekeningen van Roche-a-Cri”
- German: “Petroglyphen von Roche-a-Cri”
- Russian: “Петроглифы Рош-а-Кри”
- Russian: “Рош-а-Кри”
- Spanish: “Petroglifos de Roche-a-Cri”
- Telugu: “రోచే-ఎ-క్రి పెట్రోగ్లిఫ్స్”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roche a Cri and Roche-A-Cri Woods State Natural Area.
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