Back to Standard Oil . . . One More Time
A reader uncovered this little bit of information which might be of interest to anyone trying to assess the potential for contamination at and around the site of the Standard Oil depot on the southern edge of Hudson's waterfront. In March 1902, high water and swiftly moving ice floes on the Hudson River flooded the railroad tracks and washed away structures along the river's edge. One of the structures that was swept away was the Standard Oil dock. The incident is mentioned at the end of this item, which appeared in the Hudson Evening Register for March 4, 1942, reprinting news of forty years before.
Hmm, had they even invented docks by then?
ReplyDeleteWe'd better ask Ms. Roberts, our self-appointed expert on history, local archaeology, hydrology, ichthyology, botany, contaminants engineering geology, atmospheric science, Holcim and O&G (oops, better scratch those) ...