On The Water

Boats, barges and scows were essential to transporting the sand from Port Washington to New York City and points North. They also provided housing for the captain and crew.

	Goodwin and Gallagher “stalls”: wooden barges waiting to be loaded with sand, c. 1900 Photo courtesy of Scaramucci Family
	Squatter’s quarters, West Shore Road, Port Washington, N.Y., c. 1910 Photo courtesy of Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society
	Landing dock for sand barges, 1920’s Photo courtesy of Port Washington Public Library
	Floating derrick, 1940’s Photo courtesy of Al Marino
	Sand barge, 1970’s Photo courtesy of Mitch Carucci
	Abandoned sand barge, Port Washington sandbank area, N.Y., 1970’s Photo courtesy of Mitch Carucci
	Caulking the seams of Colonial Sand Company barge, 1956. L-r: Red, Jerry Tedesco, Al Salerno Photo courtesy of Al & Lucy Salerno
	Jerry, welder, and Al Salerno and Red, caulking deck (old “Al Pope” derrick in background), 1956 Photo courtesy of Al & Lucy Salerno
	Bronx Towing boat making up tow in Hempstead Harbor, 1952 Photo courtesy of Al & Lucy Salerno
	Cement barge ready to go to Kingston, New York, in Colonial Sand Company shipyard (old Lilco gas tank across harbor), late 1960’s Photo courtesy of Al & Lucy Salerno
	Bronx #2 barge, scow captain on board, heading out to New York City, 1960’s Photo courtesy of Al & Lucy Salerno
	Making up tow to go out to New York City or Connecticut, 1960’s Photo courtesy of Al & Lucy Salerno
	Bronx #2 tug boat heading out of Hempstead Harbor, 1960’s Photo courtesy of Al & Lucy Salerno