"Tobie Devall" On The Victoria, Texas Barge Canal

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"Tobie Devall" On The Victoria, Texas Barge Canal

Officially known as The Channel To Victoria, this barge canal is 34 mile long, 12 feet deep, 125 feet wide and connects land-locked Victoria, Texas with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and ports around the world. Authorized by an act of Congress in 1945, construction by dragline began as soon as bids could be accepted. The formal ribbon cutting ceremony was in 1968, Total cost of the project was $12,5 million. Because of this efficient transportation link, several international chemical companies located on its banks and changed Victoria forever. Good paying jobs with excellent benefits transformed the town from a ranching, farming and oil producing economy to a blue collar, middle class society. My father transferred to Texas from West Virginia with DuPont. I saw the projected path of the canal and could not imagine workers digging a ditch that would allow ships to arrive from the Gulf of Mexico to pick up and deliver tons of cargo. For this picture I stood on a small bridge over the canal with a Canon AE 1 and a Canon 28 mm wide angle lens. The image was digitized for use in my internet magazine, "Texas Waterways" about 1999. The "e-zine" is no longer being published.

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Taken on: May 1, 1999
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