[Talk-us-massachusetts] Mapping stone walls

[Alan & Ruth Bragg]

Marc,
I think you started something. Since your message, 28 dry stone walls
totallying 3.4 miles have been added to the 90+ miles already in MA.
Alan


On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 6:23 AM Marc Sevigny <marc.sevigny at gmail.com> wrote:

> Has anyone thought about mapping stone walls in Massachusetts?  I've
> helped to add to New Hampshire's efforts to map stone walls there.  They
> have over 3,800 miles of stone walls mapped now.  See
> https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ec12d9d5583c4709be446a77115bf0a2
>
> I think it would be useful to have a similar effort in Massachusetts.
> These historical walls have value as heritage objects that deserve
> protection.  The first step to protection is to know where they are.  We
> could also then track their loses due to development or theft.
>
> Also, what do people think about mapping cellar holes?  I searched for
> tags that would be suitable for mapping cellar holes but didn't find any.
> I love in an historic district and mapping the cellar holes adds to the
> historical context of the district.  Any ideas as to how to add cellar
> holes?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marc
>
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