[PRCo] Re: Neville Island

[Bob Rathke]

In the early 80's I met someone who said he lived on Neville Island.  I expressed
surprise because I thought that the island contained only industrial facilities.
Shortly after that, I was on the island, and was surprised find a good number of
homes there.

Bob 6/14/01

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Harold Geissenheimer wrote:

> Greetings
>
> During World War II, shipyards on the island built submarines
> and LST's.  They went down the Ohio to the Miss to New Orleans.
> This ship yard made river barges.
>
> Harold Geissenheimer
>
> Derrick J Brashear wrote:
>
> > 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