The Art Of Splitting Stone Early Rock Quarrying Methods In Pre Industrial New England 1630 1825 3rd Edition
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The Art Of Splitting Stone Early Rock Quarrying Methods In Pre Industrial New England 1630 1825 3rd Edition
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Author : Mary E. Gage
language : en
Publisher: Powwow River Books
Release Date : 2022-09-01
The Art Of Splitting Stone Early Rock Quarrying Methods In Pre Industrial New England 1630 1825 3rd Edition written by Mary E. Gage and has been published by Powwow River Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-01 with History categories.
The Art of Splitting Stone is a detailed study of the history, tools, and methods used to split, hoist, and transport quarried stone in pre-industrial New England (1630-1825). It is an invaluable resource for historians, archaeologists, and stone masons interested in identifying and dating early stone splitting and quarrying methods. The amateur researcher and avid outdoors person will find the book useful as a field guide to identifying split boulders and stone quarries abandoned in the woods.
Our Hidden Landscapes
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Author : Lucianne Lavin
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2023
Our Hidden Landscapes written by Lucianne Lavin and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with History categories.
"The aim of this book is to introduces readers to the historic Indigenous ceremonial stone landscapes that dot the woodlands of Eastern North America, that they may be able to identify these ritual landscapes and thus help protect and preserve them for future generations"--
Root Cellars In America
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Author : James E. Gage
language : en
Publisher: Powwow River Books
Release Date : 2018-03-01
Root Cellars In America written by James E. Gage and has been published by Powwow River Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-01 with History categories.
For most people, the term “root cellar” evokes an image of a brick or stone masonry subterranean structure tunneled into a hillside. These classic root cellars are only one of a number of different types of structures used to preserve root crops, vegetables and fruits over the past 400 years. The other structures include subfloor pits, cooling pits, house cellars, barn cellars, field root pits & trenches, and root houses. Root Cellars in America provides a history of all the structures, discusses their design principles, and details how they were constructed. The text is accompanied by period illustrations from the agricultural literature along with archaeological photographs. There has been a long standing debate whether the stone slab roof and corbelled beehive shaped subterranean structures in northeastern United States are root cellars or Native American ceremonial stone chambers. New research indicates some are root cellars and some are ceremonial chambers. The third edition has a new chapter exploring this topic. Detailed guidance is provided on how to distinguish the two from each other based on differences in their architectural traits.
An Uncommon Cape
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Author : Eleanor Phillips Brackbill
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2012-09-01
An Uncommon Cape written by Eleanor Phillips Brackbill and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with History categories.
Three mysteries precipitate an investigation into an otherwise ordinary suburban property, revealing a past inextricably woven into four centuries of American history. When Eleanor Phillips Brackbill bought her suburban Westchester house in 2000, three mysteries came with it. First, from the former owner, came the information that the 1930s house was a Sears house or something like that. Thrilled to think it might be a Sears, Roebuck & Co. mail-order house, Brackbill was determined to find evidence to prove it. She found instead a house pedigree of a different sort. Second, and even more provocative, was the discovery of several iron stakes protruding from the propertys enormous granite outcropping, bigger in square footage than the house itself. When queried about them, the former owner told her, Someone a long time ago kept monkeys there, chained to the stakes. Monkeys? Was this some kind of suburban legend? A third mystery came to light at closing, when a building inspectors letter contained a reference to the house having had, at one time, a different address. Why would the house have had another address?Her curiosity aroused, and intent upon finding the facts, Brackbill gradually peeled back layers of history, allowing the house and the land to tell their stories, and uncovering a past inextricably woven into four centuries of American history. At the same time, she found thirty-two owners, across 350 years, who had just one thing in common: ownership of a particular parcel of land. An Uncommon Cape not only tells the story of an eight-year odyssey of fact-finding and speculation but also answers the broader question: What came before? and, through material presented in twenty-two sidebars, offers readers
America S Stonehenge Deciphered
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Author : Mary E. Gage
language : en
Publisher: Powwow River Books
Release Date : 2006
America S Stonehenge Deciphered written by Mary E. Gage and has been published by Powwow River Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with America categories.
For the ancient Native Peoples, the place known to us as America's Stonehenge (Mystery Hill) was a sacred place. For 2500 years they came annually to hold ceremonies with the spirits. At first, they came on the summer solstice and then later they came for the winter solstice and spring equinox. They built ritual structures like stone chambers, cairns, drains, basins, enclosures, and standing stones as part of their ceremonial areas. As the ceremonies were altered and added to, new ceremonial structures were built to accommodate them. These structures were constructed for specific purposes, contained symbolism meaningful to their culture, and had distinct architectural styles. The result is an amazing archaeological record of the 2500 year cultural history of this sacred place.Americai's Stonehenge Deciphered explores the purpose of these structures, the ceremonies held at them, and the meaning behind the symbolism built into them. It traces how these cultural beliefs were passed from generation to generation and how they were added to and altered to meet the changing needs of their culture. What emerges from this is a profound respect for the intelligence, sophistication, and the depth of their spiritual worldview, culture, and their expertise with building stone structures.
Reading Rural Landscapes A Field Guide To New England S Past
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Author : Robert Stanford
language : en
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing
Release Date : 2015-07-30
Reading Rural Landscapes A Field Guide To New England S Past written by Robert Stanford and has been published by Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-30 with Nature categories.
William Faulkner once said, "The past is never dead. It's not even past." Nowhere can you see the truth behind his comment more plainly than in rural New England, especially Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and western Massachusetts. Everywhere we go in rural New England, the past surrounds us. In the woods and fields and along country roads, the traces are everywhere if we know what to look for and how to interpret what we see. A patch of neglected daylilies marks a long-abandoned homestead. A grown-over cellar hole with nearby stumps and remnants of stone wall and orchard shows us where a farm has been reclaimed by forest. And a piece of a stone dam and wooden sluice mark the site of a long-gone mill. Although slumping back into the landscape, these features speak to us if we can hear them and they can guide us to ancestral homesteads and famous sites. Lavishly illustrated with drawings and color photos. Provides the keys to interpret human artifacts in fields, woods, and roadsides and to reconstruct the past from surviving clues. Perfect to carry in a backpack or glove box. A unique and valuable resource for road trips, genealogical research, naturalists, and historians.
Forthcoming Books
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Author : Rose Arny
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Forthcoming Books written by Rose Arny and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with American literature categories.
The Coal Question
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Author : William Stanley Jevons
language : en
Publisher: Pantianos Classics
Release Date : 1865
The Coal Question written by William Stanley Jevons and has been published by Pantianos Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1865 with Business & Economics categories.
Reproduction from the The Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, Senate House Library, University of London. Publisher's advertising: [2] p., 3rd count. Includes bibliographical references. Access is available to the Yale community.
The Historical Archaeology Of Virginia From Initial Settlement To The Present
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Author : Clarence R. Geier
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-02-10
The Historical Archaeology Of Virginia From Initial Settlement To The Present written by Clarence R. Geier and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-10 with categories.
The book includes six chapters that cover Virginia history from initial settlement through the 20th century plus one that deals with the important role of underwater archaeology. Written by prominent archaeologists with research experience in their respective topic areas, the chapters consider important issues of Virginia history and consider how the discipline of historic archaeology has addressed them and needs to address them . Changes in research strategy over time are discussed , and recommendations are made concerning the need to recognize the diverse and often differing roles and impacts that characterized the different regions of Virginia over the course of its historic past. Significant issues in Virginia history needing greater study are identified.
Land Of A Thousand Cairns
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Author : Mary Gage
language : en
Publisher: Powwow River Books
Release Date : 2017-03-31
Land Of A Thousand Cairns written by Mary Gage and has been published by Powwow River Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-31 with History categories.
From the time of the American Revolution to the end of the 19th century, Lawton Foster Road in Hopkinton, Rhode Island was home to a small rural community. A few families eked out a living on the rocky poor soils through growing corn, rye, potatoes, apples, small scale sheep farming, and timber harvesting. Today, the land has reforested and much of it has become wildlife conservation property. These lands harbor a big mystery. Over 1500 stone structures have been found including stone cairns, three stone chambers, several serpent effigies, enclosures, niches, triangle symbolism and other odd man-made features. These are in addition to the more recognizable historic structures like house and barn foundations, stone walls, and two saw mill sites. Who built these enigmatic stone cairns? When? And for what purpose? A dedicated team composed of stone structure researchers, field documentation team, local historians, and conservation people set out to unravel this mystery through documenting the structures, researching the genealogy of the families who lived there, deed research, and analysis of the structure themselves and their relationships to each other. The results of this multi-year effort were a major surprise. The findings challenge conventional historical and archaeological assumptions about these stone structure sites.