September | 2009 | P. Flanigan & Sons, Inc.

Horse Track, the History of Maryland

Sagamore Farm Track

P. Flanigan & Sons have worked on horse tracks for most of the last century. We are experts. Pimlico and Laurel have been long time customers. This is a photo of a work in progress, the new track at Sagamore Farm in Baltimore County. We started and completed the project in 2009.

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Oysters and Granite? Can they unite?

oysters

Oysters are a great resource for waterman and the environment. In Maryland they used to be a primary source for economic and environmental stability. In a quote from the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Newsroom, explains the phenomenon of Oysters best. “Fish come and go. You can’t count on them,” said Capt. Larry Simns, President of the Maryland Watermen’s Association. But “the oysters and clams was the backbone of the watermen.”
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Feature Job – HAKE Rigging 250 Ton Transfomer

HAKE Rigging 250 ton transformer on the move

Baltimore, MD – At the end of July, Flanigan assisted HAKE Rigging with a “BIG Move”.

The project began when a brand new transformer, weighing roughly 500,000 pounds, arrived on a barge at Vulcan Stone’s quarry in Havre De Grace. Flanigan shaped up a stone ramp so the rig could be driven off the barge, and even supplied two dozers to help stabilize the barge during unloading.

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