The Mystery of Slanted Topped Stone Walls

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Slanted Topped Stone Wall

What animal did this 100-year-old stone wall once corral?

For the Thanksgiving holiday, I traveled north to Susquehanna County to visit family. While in search of the Nine Partners Monument inside of Harford Township, we saw this stone wall topped with slanted fieldstones. My mother shared what my great grandfather—born in 1900—had said their purpose was.

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