Plymouth Rock, the monument marking the landing site of the Mayflower in Massachusetts, has been covered in red spray paint, officials confirmed. The rock is one of several monuments around the ...

dubbed New Plymouth. Despite a lack of concrete historical evidence, the rock was identified as the pilgrim’s first landing point around 121 years later, and an American icon was made.

he was bereft because that wharf was going to cover up what we now know as Plymouth Rock. By all accounts, the very first time anyone mentions any rock in conjunction with the Pilgrims landing ...