First Ferry and Bridge - Texas Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Marker Number: 6697 Marker Text: Site of First Ferry and Bridge (about 300 feet West) First ferry on the Trinity River at Dallas was started here, 1842, by John Neely Bryan (1810 - 1877), the founder of Dallas. Alexander Cockrell (1820 - 1858), early builder and developer, replaced ferry with wooden toll bridge, 1854. This crossing played an important part in the development of the city.

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