Sept 13th, 2019 : Stonewall

No, not the NYC Gay riots drag queen Marsha Johnson started against being harassed at the Stonewall Inn.
The 100,000 miles(161,000 km) of stonewalls in the New England woods, which would go around the Earth four times, and is
down from 250,000 miles(402,000 km and 400 million tons) in the 1850s. Now most are out of sight out of mind to most people,
but traversing any New England woods you’re likely to stumble on several walls, anywhere from knee high to waist high.
New England farmers were not stone craftsmen pining for walls, the reason every field was lined with stone is to get them the hell
out of the way. Stones are a winter crop, they are plentiful every damn spring and have to be moved to plow, harrow and plant.



New Hampshire has a project going to crowdsource the locations.

Dry stone walls are very much part of the agricultural landscape in several parts of the UK and the counties of Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire and Cumbria spring to mind.

There are few trees so stock proof hedging is a non-starter as is wooden fencing. The stone walls provide a degree of shelter from wind but they do require a fair degree of upkeep.

This is Stainmore in Cumbria, close to the borders of Durham and North Yorkshire.

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NEPA sold her walls to the fancy people. Now folks are building walls.

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Originally Posted by Griff NEPA sold her walls to the fancy people. Now folks are building walls.

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Originally Posted by Carruthers Dry stone walls are very much part of the agricultural landscape in several parts of the UK and the counties of Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire and Cumbria spring to mind. There are few trees so stock proof hedging is a non-starter as is wooden fencing. The stone walls provide a degree of shelter from wind but they do require a fair degree of upkeep.

Back when I lived in Jersey I would take the commuter plane out of Atlantic City to Philly once a month. Winter was the best time to see old roads, walls and revolutionary fortifications. On the Jersey side is of the Delaware River across from the airport are small stone fortifications big enough for a couple cannons facing the river. River access would be the only way to see it up close as there was no road through the swamp behind it. I'm sure there were others, but that is what I could see from the plane.

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There appears to be parallel lines running from upper left to lower right.
Are they due to glacier action or something else. (Like giants sledding down from Canada.)

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Originally Posted by captainhook455 On the Jersey side is of the Delaware River across from the airport are small stone fortifications big enough for a couple cannons facing the river.

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Originally Posted by blueboy56 There appears to be parallel lines running from upper left to lower right. Are they due to glacier action or something else. (Like giants sledding down from Canada.)