Since about 1743, there has been a ferry crossing at the Woodlands over the Nanticoke River. James Cannon is credited with starting the ferry around 1743.
The ferry ( 3 car capacity, and only a tenth of a mile in length) has been run by the county since 1883, the state has since taken over operation. A new 6 car ferry will resume operation on October 29th 2008. The county has grown a lot since 1961 when the last ferry was put into service. The new ferry doubles capacity, boy did we need that, now traffic jams will be down to normal 3-5 cars!!
The new ferry, with improvements cost the state $3.2 million
Uncle Fred
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Woodland Ferry Will Reopen On 10/29/2008
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