'''Fences''' are walls put up in [[field]]s to prevent [[animal]]s from wandering, or between houses for privacy or security. Some kinds of fences are [[picket fence]]s, [[paling]]s, and [[barbed wire]] fences. Stone walls are a form of fence popular often found in the Northeast.
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'''Fences''' are walls put up in [[field]]s to prevent [[animal]]s from wandering or between houses for privacy or security. Types of fences include [[picket fence]]s, [[paling]]s, and [[barbed wire]] fences. Stone walls are a form of fence popular often found in the Northeast.
[[Robert Frost]] wrote a poem called "Mending Wall" in which he questions the idea that "Good fences make good neighbors."
[[Robert Frost]] wrote a poem called "Mending Wall" in which he questions the idea that "Good fences make good neighbors."