| Marker Number |
6697 |
| Atlas Number |
5113006697 |
| Marker Title |
Site of First Ferry and Bridge |
| Index Entry |
First Ferry and Bridge, Site of |
| Address |
Commerce St. |
| City |
Dallas |
| County |
Dallas |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
705241 |
| UTM Northing |
3628817 |
| Subject Codes |
roads; boats, ships, ferries, barges, and other marine vessels; water topics; transportation |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Commerce Street, W side W of Houston Street, Dealey Plaza at south (Cockrell) colonnade |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
20" x 20" |
| Marker Text |
(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) |
