Sistersville Ferry

The Sistersville Ferry, out of service on a foggy morning in 2006

The Sistersville Ferry crosses the Ohio River between Sistersville, West Virginia and the unincorporated community of Fly, Ohio.[1] Known as the oldest ferry in West Virginia, it has been in continuous operation since 1817.[2] It is one of five ferries left on the Ohio River, and the only one along the 277 mi (446 km) stretch of the river on the West Virginia border; the others, located at Augusta, Anderson, Rising Sun and Cave-in-Rock, are all downstream, on the Kentucky portion of the river.

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References

  1. ^ New Matamoras, Ohio, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1994
  2. ^ Hay, Jerry M. (2008). Ohio River Guidebook. Inland Waterways Books. p. 28. ISBN 9781605852171. Retrieved 22 November 2013.