Talk:Hudson River Chains

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The Great Chain could not weighed 186 tons. If the length of the chain was 1,500 feet and each link of the chain was about 2 ft long, there were some 750 links. Each link weighed max. 150 lb, so 750x150 gives 112,500 lb max. A short ton is 2,000 lb, so 112,500/2,000= 56.25 tons (max!) BKW 04:05, 5 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Perhaps the calculation includes the weight of the log rafts used to buoy it. Anyone have a copy of Diamant's book on the chain? Choess (talk) 03:44, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

chain weight
Yea, the sources I found said the chain weighed about 65 tons. I was at West Point and got most my information from the on-site plaques that give visitors information about the chain. I took pictures of them and transcribed them when I got back to my computer. Also, I added a link to the Google preview of Diamant's book on chaining the Hudson if you're still interested.

Ft Washington Chain
I can find no evidence of a chain at FT Washington. Does anyone know otherwise? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Timt1006 (talk • contribs) 17:30, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Too many photos of remnant chain
Three photos of the chain and a drawing of one display formerly at West Point are probably at least two too many. Makes the page cluttered - the maps are far more useful in showing why the chain was constructed across the river at West Point. Surely the drawing and one photo of the current display are enough. Parkwells (talk) 18:01, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

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