Albany Upper Wharf and bridge.

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Albany Upper Wharf and bridge.

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Albany's Upper Wharf at low tide with the wooden Main Road bridge in the background. Historical note: This wooden bridge was later replaced by the existing Albany Main Road concrete bridge. In 1934 Rex Cowley's father, Leonidas Elijah Cowley, drove through the hand rail in a Model T Ford and landed in the creek some thirty feet below and survived. The wharf is where Hunter's launches used to tie up (1908-1927) when both passengers and goods were transported by water before there was a road. I...

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Date created

1920

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Related subjects

Lucas Creek (Albany) / The Landing (Albany) / Wharves - Albany / Bridges - Albany

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