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Blowing up Flood Rock, 1885

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Blowing up Flood Rock, 1885

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Blowing up Flood Rock, 1885. The rock was part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex which prevented large vessels reaching New York Harbour, and presented a hazard to smaller ones. Dynamite was the explosive used. From The Illustrated London News. (London, October 1885).

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