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¾«¶«Ó°Òµfamous Rock on Front Campus of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University's Kent Campus has moved three times. 

First, the seven-ton, granite boulder, formed deep within the Earth, was pushed to the surface and then deposited in what would eventually become North America and the City of Kent by a glacier about 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. Then, in 1922, ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµRock was moved to a spot between the sidewalk and East Main Street by direct request of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ President John E. McGilvrey. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµlocation in Kent that it was moved from is uncertain. Conflicting stories say that it either came from a construction site in downtown Kent or was unearthed on campus, near Moulton Hall. 

Photo from ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµDaily ¾«¶«Ó°Òµr, showing the spot ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµRock had occupied for nearly 50 years.

A number of different stories also try to guess when ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµRock was first painted by students. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµearliest photo showing Greek letters painted on ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµRock is from 1927, but it was likely being painted before then. 

Finally, nearly 50 years ago, on Sept. 23, 1976, ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµRock was once again moved to accommodate the widening of East Main Street. University grounds crews moved ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµRock about 100 feet, from its place near the roadway to the location where it rests today.  

This photo from ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµDaily ¾«¶«Ó°Òµr was taken just after ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµRock had been moved to the spot where it currently stands.