Walk along the wall...

[Copperhead]

Living in New England, it’s unusual NOT to see a stone wall in your daily travels…It’s been estimated that at the end of the 1800’s there were over 20,000 miles of stone fencing in Connecticut alone..Whenever I run into one in the middle of the woods I try and picture what the lay of the land was like at the time it was built…I followed this one today for about ½ mile..never did get to the end…maybe next time….thanks for looking....

 

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[fossis]

I love those old walls, if they could only talk.

Fossis............

 

[sniffer]

were those used as breastworks during the war or for property separation ?

 

[Copperhead]

I love those old walls, if they could only talk.

Fossis............

They do make you wonder...

were those used as breastworks during the war or for property separation ?

property separation and just a place to put all the rocks well got here....of the few battles waged in the state, I believe there was only 1 that occured away from the shore...

 

[Bridge End Farm]

you have one of the most beautiful places to live in the US. I have been there many times visiting folks. THe only problem I ever had was SNOW lol

 

[creekhunter]

We see some similar walls like that in Southern Ohio, most are in need of being uncovered again!

 

[imafishingnutt]

makes my back hurt just looking at it..

 

[TooManyHobbies]

Which part of state Copperhead?

 

[MEinWV]

Great pics! At the time the first European settlers appeared on the east coast there was an expanse of mostly bare land that stretched up to several miles inland. The settlers cleared many more acres for the purpose of farming, grazing, and of course, housing. When we see these beautiful creations running through the woods, it is awesome to think that all the land was pretty much barren (they didn't build many stone walls through the woods). I have seen some of these walls 4-5 feet high and up to 6 feet wide. Don't forget that people built these walls, so they may have lost items as they worked on them. Boy, that would be a project in itself.

Beautiful!

Thanks! ......................HH

 

[Copperhead]

makes my back hurt just looking at it..

lol ima...when I was kid my father and I rebuilt the wall surrounding all of our 3 acre lot...
will never forget it....I still build a few small dry stone retaining walls every now and then for friends...but they gotta ask reeeeal nice..

Which part of state Copperhead?

greetings....Along the shore mid-state..

Great pics! At the time the first European settlers appeared on the east coast there was an expanse of mostly bare land that stretched up to several miles inland. The settlers cleared many more acres for the purpose of farming, grazing, and of course, housing. When we see these beautiful creations running through the woods, it is awesome to think that all the land was pretty much barren (they didn't build many stone walls through the woods). I have seen some of these walls 4-5 feet high and up to 6 feet wide. Don't forget that people built these walls, so they may have lost items as they worked on them. Boy, that would be a project in itself.

Beautiful!

Thanks! ......................HH

Thanks ...I'm usually not detecting when I'm hiking...but don't think it hasn't crossed my mind a few 1000 times... ...I am always looking for anything that might have stashed in them though..

 

[TooManyHobbies]

I found an axe head stuffed in one a few years back. No handle on it.

 

[TeddyB1967]

We have them around my area in PA (and in the woods). They are beautiful to look at, not just the wall of stones but the thought of someone actually taking the time to do it and for what purpose or reason. I have always wondered why they were built.

 

[Mental Granny]

Looks like a beautiful place I think it would be fun to hunt around!