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RamaSchneider OP t1_j632o83 wrote

And no, this isn't a close p of the "green comet". This is Williamstown's (and Vermont's) Ainsworth State Forest. (Edit) What made me stop and take this photo was how straight that wall was. Despite it being many many decades old, it wasn't falling down like so many other old, uncared for ones.

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[deleted] t1_j63njlu wrote

That wall indicates that this land was clearcut and used as a sheep farm during the wool bubble.

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Gubru t1_j63z4qj wrote

Tom Wessels gives a nice short history of sheep fever and many other forest facts here.

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RamaSchneider OP t1_j6ceyy8 wrote

Yes, there are quite a few hidden rock walls like this that more then likely came about during those years. There are some that have come about as dairy farming declined too - but age of trees will tell the difference still.

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