Title:
Crossing the Connecticut on ferryboat Colonial
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Connecticut River difficult to bridge before modern days
Tiny ferryboat, Colonial, an improvement over ferry Lady Fenwick
Lighting strikes Colonial at Saybrook ferry slip, 1911
Selectmen try to secure ferry General Spencer
Colonel Ledyard ferry finally chartered
Governor Winthrop ferry replaces Colonel Ledyard, 1905
Highway bridge considered in 1909
Tiny ferryboat, Colonial, an improvement over ferry Lady Fenwick
Lighting strikes Colonial at Saybrook ferry slip, 1911
Selectmen try to secure ferry General Spencer
Colonel Ledyard ferry finally chartered
Governor Winthrop ferry replaces Colonel Ledyard, 1905
Highway bridge considered in 1909
Object ID:
Kim01-087
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
12/18/1986
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
The Connecticut river has a history of ferries that serve as the primary resource for crossing the river until a highway bridge opens in 1911.
People:
Weeks, Frank B. (Gov.)
Smith, William H.
Holloway, Elmer (Capt.)
Smith, William H.
Holloway, Elmer (Capt.)
Search Terms:
ferryboat
ferries
Colonial (ferry)
Connecticut River
bridge
Old Lyme
Old Saybrook
Hartford and New York Transportation Company
Lady Fenwick (ferry)
General Spencer (ferry)
Colonel Ledyard (ferry)
Robert Palmer & Sons
Governor Winthrop (ferry)
ferries
Colonial (ferry)
Connecticut River
bridge
Old Lyme
Old Saybrook
Hartford and New York Transportation Company
Lady Fenwick (ferry)
General Spencer (ferry)
Colonel Ledyard (ferry)
Robert Palmer & Sons
Governor Winthrop (ferry)