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08-01-2019, 01:15 PM #1Junior Member
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What's in a name!
Curious as to why the section of the pier between the tee and oct is referred to as the "draw". Is it some type of oceanic term?
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08-01-2019, 03:50 PM #2We are getting there...
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It's a term that goes back to the 'old pier'.
Refers to where the pier 'draws' away from a line between the outer edges of the octis...
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I had no idea!
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08-01-2019, 11:22 PM #4We are getting there...
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me either, I just made that up ;-) LOL
Originally Posted by Green_Steel
j/k that's what that part of the pier has always been referred to as.
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Last edited by midwestexile; 08-02-2019 at 10:33 AM. Reason: Fat thumbs.
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08-02-2019, 10:31 AM #6Senior Member
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"A draw (US) is a terrain feature formed by two parallel ridges or spurs with low ground in between them. The area of low ground itself is the draw, and it is defined by the spurs surrounding it."
In other words, once there was a deep area between two sandbars that held fish. The winds and tides changed the bottom but the name remains.
If guesses count, that's mine.
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So I've kept this picture in my files because it shows Harley in the background not too far from where his memorial plaque now is.
A favorite picture!