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dry stone walls: Rock Fences Of Kentucky - Dry Stone Walls - 06/15/10 10:46 PM

Rock Fences of Kentucky
Central Kentucky is world famous for Thoroughbred horses and endless miles of rock fences (Dry stone walls).
There are more rock fences here than any place in the USA.
In Central Kentucky only 5 -10% of these 19th century dry stone walls built by Irish Immigrant stone masons still stand.
These stone masons passed their craft on to black slaves that became masters of the craft of building rock walls.
This is where the term,"slave walls" came about. Since I grew up here in the Bluegrass, this is what I had always thought they were. I had no idea that the dry stone … (6 comments)

dry stone walls: Central Kentucky's Legendary Rock Fences - 03/22/08 11:30 AM

Central Kentucky's Legendary Rock Fences
Central Kentucky is world famous for Thoroughbred horses and endless miles of rock fences (Dry stone walls).
There are more rock fences here than any place in the USA. In Central Kentucky only 5 -10% of these 19th century rock fences built by Irish Immigrant stonemasons still stand.
These stonemasons passed their craft on to black slaves that became masters of the craft of building rock walls. This is where the term,"slave walls" came about. Since I grew up here in the Bluegrass, this is what I had always thought they were. I had no idea that the walls originated with the … (9 comments)

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