To: Rurudyne
I figured that was probably the reason. Interesting that they didn’t dredge it to keep it open. Maybe just too much silt for the then-current technology.
9 posted on
11/07/2021 2:11:55 PM PST by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“…in any great disaster, there's a Harvard man in the middle of it.” ~ Thomas Sowell)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
It’s also possible that once the place was built and they no longer needed it to transport a lot of stone the importance of the port diminished over time.
10 posted on
11/07/2021 3:46:09 PM PST by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
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