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In Praise of Dry Stone Walls, for Permanence and Habitat

Although stone walls have been around since the Stone Age, they have not been improved on in terms of beauty and utility. Sourced locally, or even on your property, stone is an intrinsically ...
PBS

Stone Walls

How stone salls became prevalent in New England. Stroll through the woods of New England and you’re bound to come across long stretches of stone walls. The historic walls function as more than a ...
WBUR

Uncovering the hidden history of New England’s many stone walls

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Picture the Great Wall of China. Now, ...
WMUR

New Hampshire Chronicle: How stone walls connect us to our past

STTE KEVIN GARDNER EXPLAINS HOW EACHTO SNE CONNECTS US TO THE PAST. ♪ THE GREAT AMERICAN POET ROBERT FROST WROTE, "GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS." IF TRUE, FOLKS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SHOULD GET ALONG ...
Wicked Local

Ever see a stone wall in the woods? Here's how your walk can teach you about the past

—This is the first in a series of articles on how you can enhance your walks in nature. That walk in the woods really rocked. That’s what you’ll be saying if you look at stone walls as more than just ...
Yahoo

New England stone walls lie at the intersection of history, archaeology, ecology and geoscience, and deserve a science of their own

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A typical New England stone wall in Hebron, Conn. Robert M. Thorson, CC BY-ND The abandoned fieldstone walls of New England are ...
The Daily Gazette

Palenville Branch Library hosts presentation on stone walls

CATSKILL — Join the Palenville Branch Library on Wednesday, June 4, from 6 to 7 p.m. to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the book, “Talking Walls: Casting Out the Post-Contact Stone Wall Building ...