Resources | Stone Wall Initiative

SWI2-Ph GreenFenceJamesT — Clues to the location of this wall in Jamestown, Rhode Island. The green mineral is metamorphic chlorite, the yellow lichen likes salt air, the sharp spikes guard ocean-front property, and the mortar is dissolving in the carbonized sea spray.

One cannot understand historical New England without also understanding the story of its stone walls. Hence, I offer this resource page to help bring anyone up to speed.

If you are a complete novice, I suggest starting with the primer.
If reading is your thing, try one of the many books on stone walls or this overview in Smithsonian.
For internet sites, cruise through this one and link to the websites of other organizations and people.
If you’re looking for something to do, there still are occasional workshops, programs, and talks.
Learning about stone walls by building one is an excellent way to get introduced to the subject.

SWI2-Ph Hist-WarOfficeMedMed — *The “War Office” in Lebanon, CT, where frequent meetings were held to provision the military campaign of the American Revolution. Such walls were normal then and now*.