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The Red Hook Star Revue in Brooklyn, New York

01 Jun 2015

Page 12

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The Red Hook Star Revue

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Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

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Jun 01, 2015

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12

Sisters recall life on Lehigh Valley Barges 59 and 308

Alice Scanlan and Josephine Myers recount childhood aboard Lehigh Valley Barges 59 and 308 during the 1920s and 30s. They describe shared chores water hauling and schooling in Manhattan while their father captained along the Hudson and Brooklyn piers.

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Alice Scanlan Josephine Myers Lehigh Valley Scanlan Joseph McGowan Lehigh Valley Railroad Jersey City Hudson River Brooklyn Manhattan Lehigh Valley Barge Alice Jimmy Michael Myers Hudson
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Pirate's Ball honors man who kept afloat historic barge 79

Captain Dave Sharps, known as the fool in a seafaring tale, is celebrated at this year's Pirate Ball for preserving the Lehigh Valley 79. Since acquiring it in the early 1980s he has refurbished the vessel with yellow pine, built a family livelihood, and offers educational experiences to all while keeping the barge afloat for future generations.

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David Sharps Lehigh Valley Waterfront Museum Waterford New York Red Hook Hometown Brooklyn Crab Fairway Alice [Scanlan Lehigh Valley Railroad Sharps
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By Halley Bondy Ehigh Valley Sion McGowans Flatbush New York Times Goshen Nassau County Lehigh Vissts Josephine Barge Museum George Fiala Kimberly Gail Price de Jester Clown Fool King Captain Dave Maryland
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