A monument known only as “The Rock” was moved to a new location on Wednesday at the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville, Tennessee.
“The Rock” has become an icon of the UT campus. A 98-ton, dolomite boulder, became like a bulletin board in 1980, when the tradition of painting the Rock began and has announced campaigns of all sorts from slogans to messages to marriage proposals to spring break announcements.
The Rock’s new home will be across the street, 275 feet away, at Volunteer Blvd and Pat Head Summitt Street. The Rock was relocated so that a new Student Health Center may be constructed.
The excavation began at 8 am on Wednesday, when the Rock was lifted with large steel cables to keep it from breaking. There was a back-up rock on reserve, in the event that the rock broke apart during the move. Both current students and alumni showed up for the event……
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