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(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. (1968)
Site of First Ferry and Bridge is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7780, -96.8084 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Alexander Cockrell_Sarah Horton Cockrell (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include John Neely Bryan, 1810-1877 and Margaret Beeman Bryan, 1825-1919, Dallas County Criminal Courts Bldg., and Dallas County Courthouse (1892).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006697. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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