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Exploring history at Lock Park in Great Bridge: ‘Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead’

The Island Explorer, a 56-foot long tugboat homeported in Yonges Island, South Carolina, pushes barges through the canal at Great Bridge Lock Park. (Photo by Bob Ruegsegger/freelance)
The Island Explorer, a 56-foot long tugboat homeported in Yonges Island, South Carolina, pushes barges through the canal at Great Bridge Lock Park. (Photo by Bob Ruegsegger/freelance)
Bob Ruegsegger (Courtesy image)
By | bruegse@yahoo.com | Correspondent
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While Great Bridge Lock Park embraces only 19 acres on a small peninsula between the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal and the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, it offers an amiable array of comforts and conveniences for local residents.

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