Site of
​First Ferry and Bridge
​ (About 300 Feet West)

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Marker Text: ​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)

Marker No: 6697

Aluminum 20 x 20 Subject Marker 

Geographic: 32.778461, -96.807846

Location: ​Dealey Plaza, Cockrell Colonnade, Dallas