IMAGE
Pioneer Ferry and Bridge Item Info
- Title:
- Pioneer Ferry and Bridge
- Creator:
- Myrna Fuller
- Date Created:
- 2009-02-01
- Description:
- DUP Monument No. 236. The plaque reads: concrete shaft located 1/2 mile west on Bear River marks the site of the Nathan Williams Packer Toll Ferry and Bridge, one of the first on the river. The ferry operated with rope and carried equivalent of one team and wagon. In 1869 a bridge was built for use of mail and stage coaches en route to Montana mines, but was washed out. Rebuilt of cribs and log piling. Again destroyed by high waters. Across the river is the site of Bridge Port, an overland station consisting of dugouts and log cabins.
- Subjects:
- Historic Markers in Franklin County
- Location:
- Franklin County, Idaho
- Source Identifier:
- 93
- Type:
- Image;StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Language:
- eng
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Pioneer Ferry and Bridge", Franklin County Images, Larsen-Sant Public Library, https://digitallibraryofidaho.github.io/franklin-county-images/items/pmn_02.html
Rights
- Rights:
- "In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. Materials in this digital collection are not held by University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives. Please contact Larsen Sant Public Library at larsensantlib@gmail.com for information."
- Standardized Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/