Profiles of Massachusetts

Berkshire County:

The Old Man: North Adams   Small formation, top of quarry wall @ Natural Bridge.

Old Man in the Mountain: near Bash Bish Falls     Location known but not seen. Overgrown?

Old Man of the Mountain: Great Barrington

Profile Rock: North Adams   Crude formation in the Gorge @ Natural Bridge. 1880s

       images and literature.

Bristol County:

Profile/Indian Head: Assonet (Freetown)      Numerous photos/postcards.

Essex County:

George Washington Profile: Gloucester      Several postcards

Lady of Rock/Stone Face: Gloucester      Couple postcard depictions

Old Mother Ann: Gloucester      Numerous postcards/photos

Old Man of Joppa: Gloucester      Postcard. Lost!

Chief Wingaersheek: Gloucester      One postcard. Somewhat exaggerated.

Father Neptune: Rockport     Several postcards. One with Mrs. Neptune.

The Great Gargoyle: Rockport

Norseman/Profile Rock: Salem       Several postcards. Baker's Island.

Oldest Inhabitant of Rockport:    Rockport One postcard. Lost!

Old Man of the Sea: Rockport    Resulting shape of waves upon rocks.

Profile Rock: Rockport

Sleeping Pirate: Lynn

The Skull: Ipswich     One postcard. Markings on boulder. Faded

Sphinx: Gloucester     Presumed destroyed. By Rafes Chasm.

Uncle Joe: Gloucester    One postcard. Boulder by ocean. Gone?

The Watcher & Profile Rocks: Rockport     At the Devil's Den

Washington Profile: Essex     Locally known.

Witch: Lynn     Light/angle induced near Dungeon Rock

Franklin County:

Profiles: Whately     Mostly phenomena of lighting. Old postcard

Stone Face/Profile Rock: Rowe     Two old postcards. Mostly unrecognizable

Hampshire County:

Old Man of the Valley/Old Man in the Rocks: Chesterfield     On the Gorge wall

Middlesex County:

Great Stone Face: Melrose     In local park

Old Man of the Fells: Medford     Generally presumed to be destroyed.

Norfolk County:

Ben Butler: Quincy     Destroyed. One old postcard

Daniel Webster: Cohasset

Sphinx/Queen Victoria & Profile: Weymouth     At House rock. Postcards/photos show two.

Plymouth County:

Lady Abington: Abington    Destroyed

Nubian Head Rock: Scituate     Difficult to find and indistinct.

Old Man of the Rocks: Scituate

Profile Rock: Wareham     Partially buried.

Worcester County:

George Washington/Profile Rock: Templeton

Indian (Head) Rock: Barre

Old Poet: Shrewsbury     Probable face on side of Balance Rock

Profile Rock: Clinton     Boulder formation

Profile Rock: Clinton     Exists/existed in RR cut.

Profile Rock/Nixon Profile: Royalston    Another locally known site