Mar 6, 2010 · Assuming that JPK Hudson 1863 is not the only person who finds pontoon bridges of interest, I thought I would provide the following information that I found in Rice,Moving …

Feb 14, 2012 · They built the boat which helped the Univ. of Washington men's team win the rowing eight + competition at the Berlin Olympics - an exciting story, but too far removed from …

Jul 4, 2008 · I thought their use of canvas on the boat was then ingenious, enabling Sherman to take more pontoon boats, in fewer wagons, on his march to the sea. Instead of attempting to …

Jun 15, 2012 · In "Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary", he writes that "one of the most notorious instances of poontoon bridge-building occurred on December 9, 1864, during William T. …

Dec 11, 2022 #1 Union General Herman Haupt, a civil engineer, moves across the Potomac River in a one-man pontoon boat that he invented for scouting and bridge inspection in an image …

Sep 13, 2012 · Just in keeping with various pontoon-themed threads and photos, I keep bumping into photos of them, so thought I'd try to remember to add them into one. They are possibly …

Feb 14, 2012 · The large ships were actually anchors for the bridge against the tidal flow and current of the river. There were three above and three below the bridge to hold it steady …

Sep 12, 2015 · The top is a civil war pontoon wagon. Below is a bridging boat belonging to the 250th Multi-Role Bridge Company of the Conneticut National Guard. This boat would be used …

Jan 13, 2018 · Point being how incredibly important they were, as were the engineers- and this teeny bridge, Taylor's Bridge, that could. Extra chocolate on top, a favorite- pontoon in …

Aug 24, 2013 · [Rappahannock Station, Va. Canvas pontoon boat, 50th New York Engineers]. O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882, photographer. CREATED/PUBLISHED 1864 March. …