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Dredge Boat, 1939.
Dredge boats were used to keep the channels open to a navigable depth by moving built up silt.
Meredosia River Museum Collection
Donated by Howard Edlen

Photograph courtesy of Meredosia River Museum, Meredosia, Illinois

<b>Dredge Boat</b>, 1939.<br> Dredge boats were used to keep the channels open to a navigable depth by moving built up silt.<br>Meredosia River Museum Collection <br> Donated by Howard Edlen