Before 1800 - Lounsberry, NY - New York Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

text: "New York Before 1800 this road led to a ferry across the Susquehanna River to Tioga Center, operated by John Decker and Gideon Cortright Rev. soldier State Education Department 1932"

Lounsberry in wikipedia
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"The Smithboro and Nichols Bridge company was incorporated April 18, 1829, and Isaac Boardman, Nehemiah Platt, and John Coryell were appointed a committee to supervise the construction of the bridge. The first was built in 1831, but within a year was swept away by the swollen river. A second bridge met a like fate, in 1837, and the third in 1865. A ferry has since been maintained across the river to afford communication between Hooper's Valley and Smithboro."

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"The first ferry that crossed the Susquehanna river in this town was owned by John Decker and Gideon Cortright, who lived on Coxe's Patent as early as 1800."

Marker Name: Before 1800 Marker Type: Roadside Agency: State Education Department Dedication Date: 1932 City/Town/Village Name: Lounsberry County: Tioga Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3) Website: Not listed

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