The True History of New England’s Stone Walls

Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,” Robert Frost wrote in the famous opening line of his 1914 poem “Mending Wall.” ...
Hunker on MSN

Forget pricey concrete and stone — there's a cheaper way to build a retaining wall

Hilly properties can often require retaining walls, and for a cheaper alternative to cinderblocks and concrete, there's a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Why the Ancient Craft of Dry Stone Walling Still Holds So Much Appeal in the 21st Century

Artisans around the world are ditching the mortar and embracing an old method of building rock walls Clachtoll Broch, a Scottish dwelling with dry stone walls, was built at least 2,000 years ago. Its ...
The Spokesman-Review

Ask the Builder: Building a stone wall and arch

My grandfather was a baker in Cincinnati in the very early 1900s. He and my grandmother owned and operated a neighborhood bakery in the Clifton Heights neighborhood just 400 feet from where I was born ...
The Washington Post

How to build a stone structure like a pro

This handsome stone gateway is at a municipal golf course in Cincinnati. My grandfather, who was a baker, built decorative garden walls and arches like this. So can you! (Tim Carter/TNS) Perspective ...
Concord Monitor

Stone wall building sessions

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House Digest on MSN

Neither concrete nor stone: The durable retaining wall material that lasts longer

There's a retaining wall option that's just as durable as stone and as affordable as concrete, but has more Old World charm ...
PBS

Stone Walls

Stroll through the woods of New England and you’re bound to come across long stretches of stone walls. The historic walls function as more than a barrier. A geologist says they unite the region in a ...