The Stone Chambers of Putnam County | Restoration Obscura
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no surviving records that identify who constructed them or why. They do not appear on early maps and are rarely mentioned in local histories.
The chambers share common features: stacked stone walls, heavy capstones, narrow entrances, and repeated placement along specific slopes and elevations. In several locations, the orientation of chamber openings corresponds with the position of the sun during seasonal transitions, a pattern documented elsewhere in the region.
This Restoration Obscura Midweek Feature documents these structures as they exist on the landscape and examines how they overlap with other long-standing legends of the Lower Hudson Valley.
Read the full feature on Restoration Obscura, or listen in the Substack app here.
The chambers share common features: stacked stone walls, heavy capstones, narrow entrances, and repeated placement along specific slopes and elevations. In several locations, the orientation of chamber openings corresponds with the position of the sun during seasonal transitions, a pattern documented elsewhere in the region.
This Restoration Obscura Midweek Feature documents these structures as they exist on the landscape and examines how they overlap with other long-standing legends of the Lower Hudson Valley.
Read the full feature on Restoration Obscura, or listen in the Substack app here.
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