Resources
Stone Walls
To the uninitiated, Bedford’s original stone walls may not seem orderly - but that is their beauty and their hallmark. Mainly built by farmers clearing their fields for tillage, Bedford's historic stone walls are not chiseled, they contain no mortar, rarely are they taller than three and a half feet, often their lines are not straight - yet they've endured hundreds of years!
If your property contains old stone walls, or if you plan to build a stone wall, we highly recommend further reading on the history behind Bedford's stone walls. Sermons in Stone, by local resident Susan Allport, is particularly fascinating and informative, as are the attached articles from the Record-Review and the New York Times.