Station 12: Stone Wall

Stone walls were built by farmers to dispose of stones removed from cultivated fields and/or to contain livestock. The walls often mark a property boundary. A man and team of oxen reportedly could build about 30 feet of wall in a day. The original height was about chest-high, but natural processes such as freeze/thaw cycles and tree falls have lowered the heights. Most stonewalls in the region were built in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s.