We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

This is a large stone mound in North Stonington, CT.

The approximate size is 70 feet long, 40 feet wide and 7 feet tall at the highest point

and was built on the highest spot on a hill.

On top there are some big heavy rocks including this piece of quartz.

The two chambers at Canonchet.

 Stone wall at Canonchet.

Movie showing the two features above. 

This morning Bob and I met a couple on the trail out for an early morning hike.

After a brief chat, they directed us to an old farm site with what they said was part of a foundation. 

To me, this looks more like the remains of a pound or animl pen then a foundation.

  It was a small farm with this one structure and a stone wall in back.

We crossed the stone wall and bushwhacked a short distance to a low hill. On top we found this perched boulder .

This doesn't look like the work of a glacier.

Below is a close-up of the supporting rock.

Also found on today's hike was a few small rock piles and these split wedged boulders.

As we were leaving, we met this angry looking guy.

This blog post and images are by Norman Muller.

I was shown a most impressive wall site in Milford, PA, just over the border from NJ.  It is probably the most mind boggling wall complex I have ever seen, not only for its size, but for the intricacy of the stonework, which is just amazing.  The complex is in very rocky, and occasionally swampy terrain, with walls curving every which way, as you can see in image 385.  In one section of the wall (image 384), extremely small stones were used in the construction.  The walls in some cases are at least six feet high or more (images 369 and 370), and mostly 2.5 to 3 feet wide (image 380).  Imagine the work that went into this, since each stone represents a separate action on the part of the builder.  Colonial?  I seriously doubt it, given its location, curving walls, complexity, and the sheer manpower and time involved.

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Close-up of the wall above. (image 385)

More images from this site can be found HERE