Some photos of one of the old wells and a couple of the rock walls. The other well is grown in and has several trees growing out of it.
The old well closest to the cabin. A stream actually runs through it, not bad thinking for whoever dug it there.
This rock wall marks one of the property lines
Rock wall going down to the lean-to
Three feet high, five feet wide or so...
Imagine the stories those old rock walls could tell. Nice photos.
I know, it would be nice to hear those stories!
Great rock walls. I’ve built rock retaining walls with the help of a tractor and that was hard work…can’t imagine doing it all by hand.
Yes, is there a local library or historical organization that may have records to give you clues to the stories behind those walls and wells? ‘Sure adds a dimension of connection to the land you’re living on.
If wells could talk. I remember one well I know of deep in the woods where we hunt and the old timers telling us about it. As I understand it5 the area had a farm around the turn of the last century before all the forest fires hit that area of the Adirondacks. I remember wondering to myself who the people were that used that well?