A Look Back at Portland's Eastern Waterfront and ... - City of Portland
A Look Back at Portland's Eastern Waterfront and ... - City of Portland
A Look Back at Portland's Eastern Waterfront and ... - City of Portland
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“The new construction for the St<strong>at</strong>e Pier is built <strong>of</strong> creosoted southern pine piles. It was necessary to<br />
creosote these piles to insure their durability <strong>and</strong> because <strong>of</strong> their gre<strong>at</strong> length (most <strong>of</strong> the piles being<br />
from 75 to 90 feet long), it was necessary to get them from the southern yellow pine district as northern<br />
piles cannot be secured locally in sufficient lengths.”