Details for Moseley's Ferry

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5051008645

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Marker Number 8645
Atlas Number 5051008645
Marker Title Moseley's Ferry
Index Entry Moseley's Ferry
Address SH 21
City Caldwell
County Burleson
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 735370
UTM Northing 3390551
Subject Codes roads; water topics
Marker Year 1975
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location from Caldwell, take SH 21 about 10 miles NE, marker is between FM 50 and Brazos River Bridge on E side of road
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Situated where the Old San Antonio Road crossed the Brazos River, this public ferry was begun by Michael Boren (1806-75) about 1846. The ferry and a settlement nearby were named for Daniel Moseley (1787-1856), who took over the service in 1849 and whose family ran it until 1868. Other ferrymen continued to transport travelers, livestock, and freight across the river until 1912, when the Houston & Texas Central (now the Southern Pacific) constructed a railroad bridge at this location. Today a highway bridge spans the Brazos where Moseley's Ferry once operated. (1975)

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