GMALL Lectures - Old Stone Walls of New York and New England

There are approximately 250,000 miles of stone walls in New York and New England. Stone walls, stone foundations, and family cemeteries are often distinctive features in the New England woods. Those long-forgotten features and the families who built them will be discussed using old survey reports, maps, LiDAR images, and John Delano’s personal accounts.

[@alexeisenhauer5874]

Thank you!

[@leighalexandra7899]

The pandemic's unexpected "benefit" is that I became a hiker in 2020. Here in Rhode Island, I see many stone walls and found your lecture to help me understand them. This topic is fascinating, and I learned a lot from this talk.

[@eileenoneil3477]

We always said taking stones from historic walls is like reusing cemetery stones...disrespectful. Highland, NY

[@giddyup9852]

What neat stories. That was very touching hearing about these people’s lives. Thank you for your research. Loved it!

[@erics2506]

When I arise from my warm comfortable bed in the morning hands on hips I say to myself with an ugh one to many stone walls have I built.

[@jameshudson7053]

Great presentation. Thank you!

[@Mountlougallops]

This could be valuable information for metal detectorists.

[@Wally-pu2hh]

Great job ! 👏

[@nancyfrances344]

I am finding stones with perfectly. Drikked holes .in them

[@memoryrinehart]

The walls that didn't fit onto the old map were Indian made? I just watched a vid regarding this.

[@Wally-pu2hh]

Probably were older property lines

[@robertwilliams3527]

Our taxes should pay for this.

[@Iz0pen]

Taxation is theft

[@robertevans9354]

This poor man knows nothing about these rock structures , just what academia trained him to know which isnt much . He probably makes 400 k a year or more too.

[@forgerelli1]

You sound quite jealous, but please enighten us with your deeper, non academic knowledge. I'm guessing it involves aliens and/or atlantis.

[@alexeisenhauer5874]

He’s retired from SUNY Albany and spends his time at Colonial Williamsburg, surely a member of the oligarchy 😂😂

[@eucliduschaumeau8813]

@@forgerelli1 They probably think Bigfoot built the walls 🤣

[@forgerelli1]

@@alexeisenhauer5874 Or the illuminati. Or both!!!

[@redveiner]

Robert, if you don't have anything good to say...keep your opinions to yourself. Troll much?

[@pfcwar5150]

Very interesting topic

[@Mountlougallops]

This could be valuable information for metal detectorists.