LibGuides: Stone Walls: Resources

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"University of Connecticut: New England Stone Walls Deserve a Science of Their Own; Region's ubiquitous stone walls - long enough to circle the globe 10 times - have fallen through disciplinary cracks for too long."
1,295 word article from ENP Newswire (Electronic News Publishing) discussing UConn's interest in the science of stone walls.
"University of Connecticut : Establishing the Science of Stone Walls."
1,354 word article related to one above, also discussing UConn's work regarding the subject of New England Stone Walls
"Now You See Them"
2006 New York Times article discussing the sale, theft, and vanishing of historical stone walls throughout New England
"New England's Famed Stone Walls in Demand"
Two-minute NPR story related to article above ("Now You See Them.") Robert Thornson of the University of Connecticut speaks to the importance of preserving New England stone walls.

NH Stone Wall Mapper
A map of stone walls in New Hampshire, created and provided by The New Hampshire Geographically Referenced Analysis and Information Transfer System (NH GRANIT)
Stone Wall Initiative
The Stone Wall Initiative (SWI) at the University of Connecticut provides online resources for those interested in the historic stone walls of New England.
"Uncovering the hidden history of New England’s many stone walls"
Recent 2024 article from WBUR, Boston's NPR News Station.
"The history, science and poetry of New England's stone walls"
2014 article for EARTH Magazine, covering everything from glacial origins, deforestation, the industrial revolution, and beyond.
"How Stone Walls Became a Signature Landform of New England"
Recent article (November 14, 2023) in Smithsonian Magazine by leading stone wall scholar, Robert Thorson, Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Connecticut.
"New England stone walls lie at the intersection of history, archaeology, ecology and geoscience, and deserve a science of their own"
Recent article (December 4, 2023) by UCONN's Robert Thorson for "The Conversation." Thorson makes the case that stone walls deserve a place in scientific study, with accompanying photos.
"On The Hilltop - Two Hundred Years At Kimball Union Academy"
A commemorative book that celebrates the 200th anniversary of Kimball Union's founding by archivist Jane Fielder. 2013