New England Farmers’ Walls - An Unrecognized Wonder of the World Equal In Magnitude To The Great Wall Of China and Egyptian Pyramids.
Westport, MA
Westport, MA
Barnstable, MA
Custom dry-stack stonewall In Willowbend Country Club Association; one-of-a-kind built by Kolb Custom Land Services, Christopher R. Kolb
Chilmark, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Fieldstone Farmers’ Walls in Willowbend, Mashpee, the only dry stack stone walls in Willowbend, built by Kolb Custom Land Services, Christopher R. Kolb
Paul Luciano and I build together from time to time because we’re good friends, enjoy each other’s company building dry-stack farmers’ walls, hand-over-hand
You may find the following articles of interest (linked below) per title of this blog. The articles reinforce the importance of the restoration of “ye olde”, the creation anew, and the tradition of dry-stack stone walls of New England. They speak of American agrarian beginnings, the tenacious roots of our country’s peoples, and how we have created both a bold pastoral aesthetic and an extensive living ecosystem unique and important in its own right.
The first link is to a published and pioneering archeological study of specifically New England dry walls. The article goes into great depth. I bought the rights to share it and hope you will skim through:
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:51bb9155-de05-4284-99ee-ec1ab5ce32a5
The second link is a public article online that is a lighter read and equally fascinating:
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