tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534164785246075286.post491805407951111131..comments2020-08-31T13:48:38.699-04:00Comments on Animal Trackers of New England: Corn HillsJanet Pesaturohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03827302925591789818noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534164785246075286.post-78836114214611526952011-07-21T09:31:01.031-04:002011-07-21T09:31:01.031-04:00Fascinating photos! I have yet to visit either of...Fascinating photos! I have yet to visit either of those places, but am curious as to how these hills could survive hundreds of years. When were these properties protected? How did European colonists use these lands (if at all)?<br /><br />Plowing for crops or for hayfield would have destroyed Indian corn hills. Even livestock might have trampled them out, over the years.<br /><br />They might have survived if the land was left as woodlot, but why would settlers leave land as woodlot if it was good enough for growing crops? The trees in the photos look young, so I am thinking it was not left as woodlot.Janet Pesaturohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03827302925591789818noreply@blogger.com