The Dennis Farm Stonewalls

The Dennis Farm Stonewalls. . , You have now stopped to look at one of the historical stonewalls on the farm., During the 19th century, the Perkins Family and their direct descendants, the Dennis Family, constructed a half-mile of elegant stonewalls to define their fields. In this [right-side background] 1939 aerial photograph, you can see the network of stonewalls on the Dennis Farm, indicated by the arrows. After they cleared the stones from the ground in order to plant crops, the family recycled the stones to build these walls, which are another architectural feature that reflects the Perkins-Dennis Family's colonial New England background., In the 20th century, the majority of local farmers dismantled the walls on their fields to accommodate modern farming equipment. Because the family stopped farming in the early 20th century, stonewalls on the Dennis Farm have remained to the present day, giving us a window onto the past., [Center photo caption reads] In this 21st century picture, you can see one of the walls deep in the farm's woods, where there was once an open field., To learn more about The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust or to make a donation please visit us at www.thedennisfarm.org