| Marker Number |
6622 |
| Atlas Number |
5073006622 |
| Marker Title |
Ben Cannon Ferry |
| Index Entry |
Cannon, Ben, Ferry |
| Address |
|
| City |
Maydelle |
| County |
Cherokee |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
273743 |
| UTM Northing |
3518257 |
| Subject Codes |
boats, ships, ferries, barges, and other marine vessels; bridges; water topics |
| Marker Year |
1991 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
6 miles west on US 84 right-of-way at Neches River. Marker reported missing Aug. 2016. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
Missing |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Native American and early Anglo settlers in this region forded the Neches River at this site, called Duty Crossing for early settler Richard Duty. A significant link in the history of transportation across the river, the Ben Cannon Ferry is first documented in Cherokee County Commissioners court records in 1848. Pioneer settler Ben Canon operated the Ferry until 1851. A toll bridge operated north of the ferry site from 1854 to 1924. The route of the Texas State Railroad crosses the Neches just north of the ferry site. |
