DINGMAN'S FERRY
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N 41° 13.417 W 074° 52.222
18T E 510865 N 4563589
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Waymark Code: WMX3
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2005
Views: 48
Marker Name: Dingman's Ferry
County: Pike
Date Dedicated: 1948/6/1
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: U.S. 209 at Dingman's Ferry
Category: Transportation
Marker Text:
Here was located one of the earliest ferries across the Delaware. Andrew Dingman in 1750 built the flatboat he used as a ferry with his own hand axe. Dingman was one of the pioneer settlers.
Marker Name: Dingman's Ferry
County: Pike
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: on State Rte 209 just north of intersection with State Rte 731 LNG: -74.87045, LAT: 41.22375
Category: Early Settlement, Transportation
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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