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| Location | Roche-a-Cri State Park, Adams County, Wisconsin, USA |
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| Coordinates | 44°00′06″N 89°49′04″W / 44.00167°N 89.81778°W / 44.00167; -89.81778 |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000031 |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1981 |
The Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs, also known as the Friendship Glyphs, are a Registered Historic PlaceinRoche-a-Cri State Park, near Friendship, Adams County, Wisconsin. They consist of Oneota rock art, mostly petroglyphs resembling birds, canoes and geometric designs.[1] They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[2] The petroglyphs were vandalized by soldiers and area settlers between 1845 and the 1880s, notably Company D of the Wisconsin 1st Cavalry Sharpshooters in 1861.[3]
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