Ferry Hill

Farm, Ferry and Freedom

The brick home in front of you (Picture included) once stood at the heart of a Western Maryland plantation called "Ferry Hill." Built between 1812 and 1820, the plantation consisted of nearly 700 acres of land, a ...

Hills Ferry

Historic Landmark

Founded 1849 by Judge O D Dickerson.

Named for Jesse Hill

Operator of the Ferry Boat that landed just upstream under the present bridge site.

Marker is on River Road, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Hillsborough River Ferry

— 1846~1888 —

At the nearby junction of Jackson Street and the Hillsborough River was the east bank docking site of the Tampa Ferry, the only means of crossing the river in pioneer days. The ferry was an open deck, flat ...

Ferry Hill Place

John Blackford, in 1810, built the Ferry Hill Plantation House standing before you. Blackford owned 25 slaves and managed the farm by himself. The slaves and hired laborers worked with minimum direction. Two slaves, Ned and Jupe, ran the river ...

Ferry Hill Place

John Blackford, in 1810, built the Ferry Hill Plantation House standing before you. Blackford owned 25 slaves and managed the farm by himself. The slaves and hired laborers worked with minimum direction. Two slaves, Ned and Jupe, ran the river ...