Mackeys Ferry, Marker A-27
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drmellow
N 36° 03.609 W 076° 36.591
18S E 355012 N 3991819
Mackeys Ferry. Established 1735 over Albemarle Sound, succeeding Bells Ferry. Discontinued in 1938. Northern terminus was four blocks south.
Waymark Code: WMRY6
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2006
Views: 36
Text on marker:
Mackeys Ferry
Established 1735 over Albemarle Sound, succeeding Bells Ferry. Discontinued in 1938. Northern terminus was four blocks south.
This historical marker is located on US 17 Business (West Queen Street) in Edenton. It was erected in 1942.
A brief history of the Albermarle Sound provides a little more insight into the importance of Mackeys Ferry:
With a maze of roadless swamps surrounding settlements, ferries became a primary means of travel. By 1734 ferry service across the Sound linked Edenton to Mackey's Ferry, near Roper. This ferry operated for over 200 years, hauling mighty railroad cars, until a bridge across the Sound opened in 1938.
Now, Mackeys Ferry is most known for peanuts.
See also B-22: Mackeys Ferry for the historical marker marking the Southern terminus.
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