Sunday Rock is a historic

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located in South Colton in

St. Lawrence County, New York St. Lawrence County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 108,505. The county seat is Canton. The county is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which in turn was named for the Christian saint L ...

. It is an oblong

glacial erratic A glacial erratic is glacially deposited rock differing from the type of rock native to the area in which it rests. Erratics, which take their name from the Latin word ' ("to wander"), are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundred ...

measuring 11 feet high and weighing 64,000 pounds. It was moved in 1925 to make way for a highway and moved again in 1965, when the highway was widened. It is located in a public

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, with two

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monuments to commemorate its moves and the organizations that arranged for them. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying seven photographs''
/ref> It was listed on the

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in 2010.

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Sunday Rock information.jpg, Marker at the site Sunday Rock history.jpg, History of Sunday Rock

References

National Register of Historic Places in St. Lawrence County, New York Glacial erratics of New York (state) St. Lawrence County, New York Landforms of St. Lawrence County, New York Natural features on the National Register of Historic Places {{StLawrenceCountyNY-NRHP-stub