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  2. Left Coast Lifter - Wikipedia

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    Draught. 22 feet (7 m) Propulsion. none. Left Coast Lifter is a floating derrick barge or sheerleg which was built to assist in the eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. The barge carries a shear legs crane which is the largest barge crane ever used on the U.S. West Coast. The barge's name is taken from "Left Coast ...

  3. Downrigger - Wikipedia

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    Downrigger. A downrigger is a device used while fishing using the trolling method, which places a lure at the desired depth. A downrigger consists of a three to six-foot horizontal pole which supports a cannonball, generally 10 to 15 pounds, by a steel cable (generally stainless steel or wire). A clip, also known as a "release," attaches a ...

  4. Offshore oil and gas in California - Wikipedia

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    All oil drilling into the South Ellwood Offshore field takes place from Platform Holly, about two miles (3 km) offshore in state waters 34.3898°N 119.9065°W. Oil wells on wharves built out over the ocean, Summerland oil field, 1902. Offshore oil and gas in California provides a significant portion of the state's petroleum production.

  5. California hide trade - Wikipedia

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    California hide trade. The California hide trade was a trading system of various products based in cities along the California coastline, operating from the early 1820s to the mid-1840s. In exchange for hides and tallow from cattle owned by California ranchers, [1] sailors from around the globe, often representing corporations, swapped finished ...

  6. Fort Norfolk in 1861, a first system fort upgraded as part of the second system. The Statue of Liberty is built on top of Fort Wood of the second system. Fort Adams, one of the largest third system forts. In the American colonies and the United States, coastal forts were generally more heavily constructed than inland forts, and mounted heavier ...

  7. Westward expansion trails - Wikipedia

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    Westward expansion trails. In the history of the American frontier, pioneers built overland trails throughout the 19th century, especially between 1840 and 1847 as an alternative to sea and railroad transport. These immigrants began to settle much of North America west of the Great Plains as part of the mass overland migrations of the mid-19th ...

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