Moseley's Ferry
Posted by: 
jackrock
N 30° 37.466 W 096° 32.667
14R E 735370 N 3390551
Located off Hwy 21 west of Bryan.
Waymark Code: WMAQ99
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2011
Views: 14
This is an easy on and off stop with parking available.
Marker Number: 8645
Marker Text:
Situated where the old San Antonio Road crossed the Brazos River, this public ferry was begun by Michael Boren (1806-75) about 1846. The ferry and a settlement nearby were named for Daniel Moseley (1787-1856), who took over the service in 1849 and whose family ran it until 1868. Other ferrymen continued to transport travelers, livestock, and freight across the river until 1912, when the Houston & Texas Central (now the Southern Pacific) constructed a railroad bridge at this location. Today a highway bridge spans the Brazos where Moseley's Ferry once operated.
(1975)
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