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| Location: |
Jackson Point
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Official Name: |
Marine Railway |
| GPS: |
- |
Material: |
- |
| Access: |
Shore |
Propulsion: |
- |
| Level: |
Novice |
Type: |
Marine Railway |
| Depth: |
0-35' |
Built: |
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| Bottom: |
Sand/Silt |
Sunked: |
- |
| Current: |
Low |
Cargo: |
- |
| Hazards: |
Fishing lines |
Dimensions: |
200'x25' |
| Traffic: |
Low |
Position: |
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Jackson Point - Marine Railway
This
heavy old marine railway (there are three railways) is the place used for hauling boats and ships out of the water for maintenance
or to avoid the ravages of winter ice. The railway is fairly large aprox. 25 feet wide between the outer rails, 200 feet of
track. This is pretty much what is left, the cart is gone, nothing else survived. Heavy timbers that used to act as the rails
for launching boats now serve primarily as a playground for visiting divers. Apparently there were some more tracks on land
but they disappeared under a parking lot and a boat-launch ramp; all that remains is the part of the tracks in the water.
Unfortunately, this site is threatened, so dive it while you still can and help support the project to Save the Jackson's
Point Marine Railway.
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