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hen the General and I arrived in San Pedro, we debarked to a bay incapable of supporting a wharf; our ship had to be anchored offshore so that its cargo and passengers could board small rowboats. 'Twas a dangerous and burdensome method of loading and unloading ships.Now, with the railroad poised to deliver and carry away large cargoes, the General could no longer tolerate the harbor's inadequacies. The ocean filled the harbor with mud; the general oversaw dredging crews which removed it. The ocean withdrew waters from the harbor at low tide; the general had a breakwater built to protect the harbor and shoreline from the direct impact of waves. By 1873, the General's efforts had proven sufficient to tame the waters. Large ships could dock at wharves to conveniently exchange cargoes with the trains.
Stranded | We Land in San Pedro | Stagecoach Adventures
Harnessing the Iron Horse | A Bay Bows to His Will
The Fulfillment of Family | A Fair & Agreeable Isle