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
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