Yesterday's News:

May 19, 1926 – The big dredge, long-awaited by the citizens of Petersburg, is expected to begin work next week. Engineers have been sounding the channel for some time now, in preparation for the “clam-shell” dredge which will do much to clear out the Narrows. The “clam-shell” dredge clears out the silt and digs the channel deeper. Where the bottom is rocky it will be necessary to blast. Almost a new industry will be added to Petersburg for a while as the dredge is said to be 270 feet long and employs a crew of 50 men. After almost a quarter of a century of striving to get the Narrows dredged,...