Letter: Old stone walls are indeed well worth protecting

Posted 12/24/19

To the editor

I read with great interest the editorial "In Defense of Old Walls." I first came to Rhode Island in 1968 to attend Navy OCS. While there, I met my future wife—a native Rhode …

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Letter: Old stone walls are indeed well worth protecting

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To the editor

I read with great interest the editorial "In Defense of Old Walls." I first came to Rhode Island in 1968 to attend Navy OCS. While there, I met my future wife—a native Rhode Islander — and she took me to Little Compton to the beach. I fell in love with the area and its stone walls lining the pastures and fields. After two-week visits there every year for many years, we've spent most off the summer there for the past ten years.

Five years ago, I began writing fiction books based on events in American history and one I titled "Stonewalled" which takes place in Little Compton The plot involves the destruction and effort to save the stone walls.

Thanks for bringing this issue to the forefront. I hope there will be some permanent or legal protection for these walls, some of which, I've read, were constructed by the native Americans.

We are enjoying our digital subscription to East Bay news. We can’t wait for the Sakonnet Times to hit the newsstand each week in the summer. My wife especially enjoys reading the police blotter with its interesting tales. It's quite different from that of our town, Boca Raton.

All the best and Merry Christmas.

Sonny Barber

Boca Raton, Florida

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