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Canal Through North Island Proposed at Georgetown
Col. Star reports to Georgetown inhabitants on April 15 1801 favoring a straight deep inlet through North Island. He details 186000 cubic yards to be moved and costs, argues for wide banks and a 5 to 1 slope, and suggests employing 200 free laborers with options for future work after completion. He notes currents, shoals, and the need to deepen the channel to improve harbor safety and navigation.
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Col. Star
North Island
Georgetown
Mall
Waites
Newcome
Columbia
Rete
Cua
Joseph Blyth
Paul Trapier
Erasmus Rothmahler
Savage Smith
Robert Grant
Samuel Wragg
John Shackelford
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