NE's stone walls helped build America

By: Jonah Frangiosa

Outlets: Eagle-Tribune

Published: October 12, 2026

Words: 812

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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PLAISTOW — Miles of stone walls winding through New Hampshire’s forests offer clues to a landscape that looked very different two centuries ago. But where did these walls come from, why were they built and who stacked them together?

Those questions were at the center of “Discovering New England Stone Walls,” a presentation by Kevin Gardner, author of “The Granite Kiss,” at Plaistow Public Library on Saturday morning.

Held in the library’s Nelson Room, the talk explored …

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