Over a month ago I drove down to Putnam county in downstate New York, a little north of NYC, for a survey with Polly Midgley and Bill Pollard. We all wore masks, which for me was the longest I have worn one for an extended period. We found lots of Manitou Stones , interesting stone walls, a large balanced rock and more. We ran into a recently lightning struck tree. As expected I found a strike point nearby as I talk about.
What we encountered is very similar to what I had found earlier during a survey in the Catskills/Hudson Valley region. Stone Structures--Hudson Valley/ Catskills Part 1 Overview
The posting of the survey was done in five parts beginning with Manitou Stones.
Here are the various segments:
Putnam County, NY Survey- Part 1--Manitou Stones
Putnam County, NY Survey- Part 2--An enclosed Sacred Area
Putnam County, NY Survey- Part 3--Dragon Lines
Putnam County, NY Survey- Part 4--A Strike Point
Putnam County, NY Survey- Part 5 -Balanced Rock
Part 1 Manitou Stones
We found lots and lots of Manitou stones. They were mostly of a larger size and not the smaller ones we often find throughout New York State, New England and in the Mid-Atlantic states.
The picture above is of the larger Manitou Stones. It is about four feet high. My staff is candy-striped in one foot increments.
The Manitou Stone above is a little tough to see, it is directly behind the fence in front of the picture. It also marks the beginning of another fence that intersects the fence in front.
Here is a closeup of the Manitou Stone, it is about two feet high.
Finding Manitou Stones within a stone wall is a common feature I have seen in West Virginia and though out New England. It was also reminiscent to what we found at our survey in the Catskills/Hudson Valley region north of where we were in Putnam county.
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Putnam County, NY Survey- Part 2--An enclosed Sacred Area
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