Bissell's Ferry - Windsor CT
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nomadwillie
N 41° 52.000 W 072° 37.762
18T E 696745 N 4637689
Located on Palisado Ave near its intersection with Kennedy Rd in Windsor CT
Waymark Code: WM8Z47
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 06/03/2010
Views: 7
Marker reads:
Bissell's Ferry
This marks the road to Bissell's Ferry, established by the General Court of Connecticut in 1641, operated by the Bissell family for nearly one hundred years. Leated Leased to various townsmen and continously operated until 1917, the original crossing was sixty rods north of Chief Justice Ellsworth's house. The location was change in 1677
Erected by Abigal Wolcott Ellsworth D.A.R
Marker Name: Bissell's Ferry
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Additional Information: Not listed
Date Dedicated / Placed: Not listed
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