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Saturday, 13 May 2023

Rockwall’s Ancient Rock Wall: A Prehistoric Construction?

 Rockwall, Texas, is a city that derives its name from a mysterious underground formation that has puzzled and fascinated people for over a century.

Beneath the city lies a row of hard mineral stones that appear to be stacked on top of one another, forming what looks like a rock wall. The wall is estimated to be close to 20 miles long and about seven stories deep, and it has been exposed in at least 11 different locations around the city.

But what is the origin and nature of this wall? Is it a natural phenomenon or a prehistoric construction?

The first discovery of the wall was made in 1852 by Benjamin Boydstun, Terry Utley Wade and William Clay Stevenson, who were digging a well on Wade’s property. They encountered the rocks at a depth of about 12 feet and noticed that they looked like long bricks arranged in a regular pattern...<<<Read More>>>...