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Terrell's Island
Open to
the Public every day from Sunrise to Sunset.
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Terrell's Island Rocking
Project
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First,
an
opening
had
to
be
cut
into
the
existing
breakwall so
that
the
Barge
could
move
inside
the
Breakwall.
A
temporary
rock
barrier
was
then
put
in
place
to
keep
the
carp
out. |
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Because
the
water
depth
varies
from
two
to
four
feet
inside
the
breakwall,
and
the
barge
draws
a
minimum
of
three
feet,
paths
to
the
island
had
to
be
located
by
probing
the
bottom.
Floating
markers
were
then
dropped
for
the
barge
to
follow.
-The
direct
path
was
not
always
the
best
path. |
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Rocks
were
hauled
by
dump
truck
and
dumped
on
the
breakwall.
They
then
had
to
be
loaded
onto
the
barge
with
a
back
hoe.
The
barge
could
only
take
two
truck
loads
at
a
time
or
it
would
draw
to
much
water
and
get
hung
up. |
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Because
of
the
shallow
depths,
it
was
not
always
easy
to
get
to
the
islands.
If
the
barge
hung
up
in
the
shallows,
the
crew
had
to
use
the
back
hoe
to
help
it
along. |
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Once
the
barge
reached
the
island,
the
crew
begins
to
unload
it's
cargo
to
the
predetermined
areas. |
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The
rocks
were
placed
away
from
the
island
a
bit
in
some
cases
because
the
hoe
could
not
reach.
As
the
next
few
pictures
show,
the
rip
rap
begins
to
take
shape. |
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