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New England is home to many kinds of stone walls, from the stout and homely double wall, to the frantic and scattered tossed wall. take this quiz and find out what wall you are!

Which New England Stone Wall Are You?

The years 1775 to 1825 is considered the golden age of stone wall building. When do you consider your golden age?

American Poet Laureate Robert Frost once wrote  
"stone walls were more than symbols. They were oracles.”  
What is your favorite thing about renowned poet Robert Frost?   


According to an 1871 fencing census, there are enough rock walls in New England to reach from the Earth to the Moon!   
  
How does this make you feel?  


As the after thought of the stone wall community, dumped walls are often forgotten. As just a sad row of piled stones some might not even consider you a wall.

Dumped Wall

You are the quick and nimble Tossed wall. Your stones are tossed loosely like old firewood reflecting the care and attention that went into building you. The most common New England stone wall, you are at home in almost every small town.

Tossed Wall

You got the Single Wall, which isn't too bad! just because all your friends are coupling up doesn't mean you can't make it as a single wall. Who has time for a relationship anyway? I don't even see what the big deal is, why do people keep asking me!?
Single Walls are most commonly made of granite, although limestone and gneiss are used as well. There are over 380,000km of stone walls in New England alone!

Single Wall

You are the sturdy double wall. Tough and wide, weather can not batter you, livestock cannot pass you, farmers respect you.   
You have heard that slow and steady wins the race, but you were never much for racing anyway.

Double Wall

You are the Laid Wall. Despite your name, you are anything but "laid" back. Prim and proper, everything in your world has a place and a purpose. You are the most beautiful wall and you know it! Although maybe you could take a page from your more relaxed wall brothers, and take a day off.

Laid Wall

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Which New England Stone Wall Are You?

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