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HISTORY OF COHASSET. 



perched upon a ledge in Edward Wheelwright's estate, 

 about a half mile west of Jerusalem Road at Bow Street, 

 and a half mile north of Main Street at Albert S, 

 Bigelow's driveway. It greatest length is twenty feet, 

 breadth twelve feet, and height twelve feet. A rough 

 estimate of its volume is over i,ooo cubic feet. Count- 



Photo, M. H. Reamy. 



TiPLiNG Rock. 

 Estate of Edward Wheelwright. 



ing its specific gravity 2.633, or 164.5 pounds to the foot, 

 its total weight is about ninety tons. All this weight 

 rests upon a few inches of the ledge, giving it an unstable 

 appearance, which accounts for its name ; but many have 

 tried in vain to tip it. 



