On the Fly, Ohio, side of the river
The Sistersville Ferry is the longest continuously working mode of transportation in Monroe County, operating from 1815 to 2003. It crosses the Ohio River between Fly, Ohio, and Sistersville, West Virginia, which is the apex of the longest straight stretch on the Ohio River. This section of the river is called the "Long Reach," which runs about twenty miles in length. At the "Long Reach," one can see Beavertown seven and a half miles to the south, and in the other direction Sardis can be spotted five miles north. The Sistersville Ferry is located near the site George Washington encamped during a survey trip to the west on October 25, 1770.| HM Number | HM1I2Y |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | National Register of Historic Places |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Marker Number | 6-56 |
| Year Placed | 2003 |
| Placed By | Ohio Bicentennial Commission, Tall Stacks, Inc., and The Ohio Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, November 29th, 2014 at 9:01pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 499616 N 4379655 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.56660000, -81.00446667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 33.996', W 81° 0.268' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 33' 59.7600" N, 81° 0' 16.0800" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 740 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 33582 OH-7, OH 45767, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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