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History of the Golden Gate Dredge
Folks who have visited Snug Harbor in
the past, in the 1980's or 1990's sometimes come by and ask us what
happened to the Golden Gate Dredge that use to set at the shores of
Snug Harbor. Many remember the amazing and artistic array of
tools soldered to the railings over the years. Sadly, the
historic dredge, built in 1906 and originally named the Tule Queen,
had to be demolished due to its poor and unsafe condition. But
do not fear!! We saved all of the railings and have recently
set them up for viewing near our entrance gate! For a full
history of the Golden Gate Dredge and its railings, see below the
photos:
Setting out the sections
Using a back hoe to lift sections
Rails set in cement
Jenny starts to paint...
The fan made of large
crescent wrenches
Special thanks goes to Gene, who's
artistic eye and creative welding
technique made it possible to put
on display this historical example
of California Workmen's tools from
the last 100 years! Thanks also
to Jeff and Jenny, who helped
setting up and painting this ongoing
work of outdoor art.
Photos below show the Golden Gate Dredge when first
in use dredging the Napa River around 1906, then when used as a
floating restaurant in the 1960's in the Delta. We are
tracking down a large poster that showed the dredge building a
footing of the Golden Gate Bridge. Watch for that soon.
Contact us if you would like a brochure or article copy about the
history of these railings!
From Dutra Dredging files
As a floating restaurant in 1960's
1975 photo before moving to Snug Harbor
Photo from Hal Schell book on the Delta
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