Out of all the iconic monuments at MSU, older than the Sparty Statue and Beaumont Tower, the Rock is the oldest with the most colorful history, in more ways than one.
The Rock, located north of the Red Cedar off Farm Lane, is ever-changing, painted almost daily like a billboard for student events. It runs a gamut, with students and community members painting it with everything from wedding proposals to birthday wishes.
The Rock was donated to Michigan State University by the Class of 1873, where it was placed in a grove of trees near where Beaumont Tower was later built. It stayed there for 112 years, and in the 1940s and 50s, turned into the “Engagement Rock.” According to legend, if someone wanted to propose, they would take their significant other to the Rock and pop the question. There was a bench nearby, and it was said that only engaged or married couples could sit on the bench.
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Virtual Rewards 2.0 - 2019/2020
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 4, 2019 and June 4, 2020. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 2.0 on the Geocaching Blog.