York River Ferry

York River Ferry (HM17X0)

Location: Yorktown, VA 23690 York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 14.365', W 76° 30.585'

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Records indicate that regular ferry service began hereas early as 1647 to cross the river between Yorktown and Gloucester Point. Ferries were licensed by the Virginia House of Burgesses and tolls, equipment, and services were regulated by colonial and later state government.

Two women, Janet Mitchell and Mary Gibbons ofYorktown, managed the ferry business in 1774. Theyadvised "Gentlemen who cross to pay their Ferriages at the Swan Tavern" and they also assured customersreading the April 1 issue of the Virginia Gazette that "the Ferry shall be kept inferiour to none in the Colony."

The first ferries were powered by men using oars. Later, a cable was used to pull boats across. The invention of the internal combustion engine meant boats could motor across the channel. When the George P. Coleman Bridge opened in 1952, the Virginia Department of Transportation discontinued ferry service in this location.
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HM NumberHM17X0
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Year Placed2010
Placed ByYork County
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 5:52am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 366086 N 4122499
Decimal Degrees37.23941667, -76.50975000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 14.365', W 76° 30.585'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 14' 21.90" N, 76° 30' 35.10" W
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Area Code(s)757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11806 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Yorktown VA 23690, US
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