Stone Wall Stewards of Little Compton
Stone Walls of Little Compton
The ingredients of New England’s stone walls were delivered 10,000-13,000 years ago as glaciers retreated and left behind an abundance of stones and boulders. Most of the walls in Little Compton that we see today were built between the early 1700s and mid-1800s by colonists and the forced labor of the Sakonnets. Today, the walls define the rural and scenic character of our town, telling the story of our agricultural past and providing habitat for wildlife. These silent sentinels are reminders of the importance of our cultural heritage and natural environment.
Stone Wall Stewards of Little Compton is a community group dedicated to preserving, documenting, and celebrating the town’s historic stone walls. We are building a photographic inventory and supporting efforts to protect the walls.
Volunteer for Our Stone Wall Mapping Project
The first step in preserving our stone walls is to know more about them. Building on the work of the Rhode Island Stone Wall Mapping Project, we are carrying out a photographic inventory. Anyone can join! We’re using a phone app to record information about the walls.
3. We would like your help photographing stone walls on public roads, and we’ve set up a map where you can sign up for quarter-mile segments of the roads. If you're interested in volunteering to photograph segment(s) of LC’s walls, please follow this link to sign up for specific wall section(s). But please photograph other stone walls as well, in public areas, on your land, or on land for which you have permission.
4. Here is the LC Stone Wall Stewards mapping dashboard where you can follow our progress in documenting LC’s stone walls.
Please follow the links for additional project information and the handout from the February 2, 2026 Stone Wall Stewards of LC meeting.
Here is a video of the February 2, 2026 Stone Wall Stewards of LC meeting.
Contact email: stonewallstewardsLC@gmail.com