Digest>Jul/Aug 2017

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These two photos show what remained of one of the two derrick legs that were destroyed in the storm. In service from the very beginning in 1881, the wood stiff leg derrick was built on the more gentle sloping eastern side of the Rock, opposite of the western overhang, yet close enough to the southern crevice so that it still was subjected to being hit by rocks and debris during storms. Notice the remains of the hoisting gear that rests amid the wrecked debris and is seen below the tanks on the cliff side. (Courtesy Coast Guard Historian.)
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The Terrifying Tale of Terrible Tilly’s Perfect Storm of the Century
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