Kansas Post Rock FencesJune 28, 2009 We are camped in Wilson RV Park in Wilson, Kansas. It is a FHU place for $18 but nothing better than OK. If you are looking for amenities this isn't the place for you. Typical Kansas Post Rock Fence Post
This is a typical "post rock". In the early days settlers used what they could to fence the land. Since there was no wood for fence posts they used these limestone posts.
Kansas Post Rock
Post rocks like these are what this "Post Rock" scenic drive is all about.
Kansas Post Rock limestone in road cut
It is this layer of "post rock" limestone that produces the limestone for fence posts and buildings in this area. According to what I have read it is rather soft until it is exposed to oxygen then it becomes hard. In the early days the settlers uncover this layer of limestone and cut it while it was still "soft" then set it aside to dry and harden.
Post Rock Fence at Wilson Reservoir
This post rock fence was inside a COE park along Wilson Reservoir. Post Rock Fence north of Wilson, Kansas
This is a good string of post rocks ready for barbed wire to be stretched between them.
More post rock on display at Wilson Reservoir
Close up of a post rock.
Post Rocks north of Wilson, Kansas
Examples of post rocks being used north of Wilson, Kansas.
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