The
C&D Canal – circa 1907 – 1949: Timber men on the white pine rafts
These are timber men
balanced on rafts in the swampy area just south west of the Chesapeake City lock, circa 1912. Posing for the picture here are Elmer Watson, Mallory
Toy, Harry Vance, James Watson, and Ed Reynolds. The men would break down these
large, white pine rafts into smaller ones, making them narrow enough to fit
through the lock. Mallory Toy was a colorful businessman who lived on Canal
Street. I’ve been told that he built what is now the Shipwatch Inn.
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