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Pier Support
Facility - Photo Chronology
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September 10, 2008
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A stitched photo; pardon the slight "fish eye" distortion.
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September 10, 2008
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August 27, 2008
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Front porch construction is underway.
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Window installation is underway.
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July 30, 2008
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Framing of the main building is
nearing completion.
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Roofing of the main building is well underway.
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July 16, 2008
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A stitched photo; pardon the slight "fish eye" distortion.
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As viewed from the New Castle Town Landing,
most would agree that the UNH
pier support facility
is relatively unobtrusive.
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Likewise when viewed from Fellows Court.
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June 25, 2008
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The "barn" is being shingled while the framing of the main
building beyond continues.
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Photo from Ocean Street.
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June 18, 2008
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June 11, 2008
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Smaller public restroom structure attached to the "barn"; the
office end of the main building is taking shape beyond.
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The "barn" with attached public restrooms at center;
the "lean-to" storage building at right.
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June 9, 2008
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The "barn" has been closed in..
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Framed exterior walls at the office end of the main building.
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May 27, 2008
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"Barn" walls are complete; ready for roof trusses;
the "lean-to" storage building is tucked
neatly out of sight.
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May 16, 2008
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Roof framing underway on "lean-to" storage building.
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Open front of "lean-to" storage building intended to accommodate
refrigerated storage containers.
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May 13, 2008
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Placing the concrete floor in the "barn" . . .
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. . . and the "lean-to" storage building.
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May 9, 2008
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Foundations are well underway and slab placement has commenced for the main
building, which will have an open office area, a small conference room, a
dive locker, a workshop/garage, and four tempered storage rooms.
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Construction of exterior walls for the "barn" is underway.
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May 5, 2008
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April 11, 2008
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Exterior walls of the "lean-to" storage building.
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Retaining wall nearly complete.
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April 4, 2008
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March 26, 2008
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Base courses in place for unit concrete retaining wall
located between the UNH pier
support facility
and the Coast Guard's duplex residence.
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Foundation walls for the "lean-to" storage building, which is
tucked completely into the granite hillside.
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March 7, 2008
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March 6, 2008
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Foundation
walls for
the public restrooms, which are attached to the south end of the
"barn", are being formed.
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Foundation for
the "barn" is complete.
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February 29, 2008
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February 25, 2008
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Forming of the
foundation walls for the
"barn" is underway.
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Excavation for
the "barn"; vertical pipes are domestic
water lines and fire service lines in from Ocean
Street (at left) and out to the pier (at right).
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February 1, 2008
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View from the
pier parking lot toward the construction site for the pier support facility;
USCG duplex on hill beyond.
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View across
the driveway toward what will be the parking lot for the pier support
facility; Ocean Street beyond.
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January 24, 2008
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January 18, 2008
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Encasing the
USCG electrical and communications
ductbanks in
concrete for protection.
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Newly
installed PSNH pad-mount electrical
transformer to
serve the UNH pier facility.
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January 16, 2008
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January 8, 2008
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Electrical and
communications ductbank running from the sector cabinets toward the Coast
Guard Station;
1920 mining
casemate buried into hillside beyond.
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Communications
handholes in concrete pad at left; pad for PSNH electrical sector cabinet on right;
Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor and Battery Elon Farnsworth beyond.
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December 28, 2007
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Transformer pad in place.
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Pad for electrical sector cabinet at left; Verizon, CATV and UNH tel/data
handholes on right.
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December 12, 2007
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New ductbank from sector cabinets toward transformer pad; prior to concrete
encasement.
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Placing blasting mats prior to a detonation.
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Newly established vertical rock face located behind what will be the bulk
feed storage building.
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A sample of colorfully veined granite removed from the hillside.
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December 10, 2007
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Laying out the electrical and communications sector cabinets.
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New water service to USCG duplex being installed.
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December 5, 2007
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Loading drill holes with dynamite.
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Concrete encasement of a new water line that runs under an existing sewer
line . . . this is done when standard separation distances between water and
sewer lines are not possible.
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November 30, 2007
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Drill holes for blasting at bulk feed storage building.
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Placing blasting mats immediately prior to detonation.
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November 26, 2007
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Concrete encased electrical/communications ductbank.
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Ready for more conduits to be installed.
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November 21, 2007
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Assembling conduits for electrical/communications ductbank.
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Assembly preparation.
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November 9, 2007
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Trenching for relocated USCG water main.
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New/relocated USCG water main around proposed buildings.
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November 7, 2007
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Excavation for electrical/communications ductbank from Wentworth Road across
Town property.
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Conduit for electrical/communications ductbank.
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October 26, 2007
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Further hillside excavation pending rock removal.
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Screening machine sits in future location of office wing.
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Water line removed to make way for bulk feed bldg.
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Mt. Dzioba.
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October 19, 2007
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Excavation into the hillside continues.
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Screened material.
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October 16, 2007
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Excavation into hillside underway for bulk feed storage bldg.
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Old foundation removed near Ocean Street.
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