Site of Hayden's Ferry

1200 Feet Northeast of This Marker

Established in 1871, when the Salt River was a flowing stream and a barrier to travel the ferry was held on course by a wire cable taut across the river. It was an important link ...

Ferry Site

At this site before 1748, a ferry was first owned and operated by Garrett Johnson.

It was used to transport the artillery from Pennsylvania to New Jersey the night Washington crossed the Delaware, December 25, 1776. At that time, it ...

Site of Ferry Landing

From this place in the year 1830

Abraham Lincoln crossed the

Wabash River to Illinois

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Vigo Street (East Side of Bridge) and Wabash River.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Site of Burnam's Ferry

(obverse)

First ferry in present-day Fayette County. Established about 1824 at the crossing of the La Bahia Road by Jesse Burnam. After the Army of the Republic of Texas crossed on March 19, 1836, the ferry was destroyed by order of ...

Site of Loftin's Ferry

Loftin’s Ferry, on Pitts Avenue, which later became Parker, was an important part of the major land route called the “Military Road” that ran from Apalachicola through St. Joseph to Marianna and beyond. This road, constructed from 1836 to 1838 ...