[PRCo] Re: Neville Island

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Jim Holland wrote:

> 
> HI!
> 
> 	This island must have been huge  --  and in the middle of a River to
> boot, Not a Lake, and certainly Not the Ocean!!

s/must have been/is/

> 	How long was the island?

Check out a USGS map; it's still there (miles)

> 	How wide was it at the widest point?

As above

> 	Is the Island strictly for Business,
> 		or were there homes as well?

Eastern end is business (industrial) while western with exception of
western tip is residential. Western tip was recently converted to a sports
center. There's still a rendering plant on the island, as well as a
soon-to-be-closed cement plant, oil storage, chemical processing, and
other stuff

> 	What is there today?
houses and businesses.

> 	Do people live there today?

yes

-D