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H & C Ferry

Perry County, Indiana, and Hancock County, Kentucky

Photos 

H & C Ferry

Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch

BH Photo #442411

Map 

Description 

Connected Cannelton Indiana with Hawesville Kentucky

Facts 

Overview
Lost Ferry across Ohio River
Location
Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana, and Hancock County, Kentucky
Status
No longer exists
History
Obsolete in 1965 due to the construction of the Bob Cummings Bridge
Design
Ferry crossing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.90972, -86.74722   (decimal degrees)
37°54'35" N, 86°44'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/522220/4195828 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84176 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
Built 1831 (8)
Built during 1830s (198)
Cannelton, Indiana (2)
Ferry (179)
Hancock County, Kentucky (5)
Indiana (4,918)
 Kentucky (1,325)
Lost (24,733)
Lost 1965 (78)
Lost during 1960s (741)
Ohio River (111)
Perry County, Indiana (35)
State line crossing (847)

Update Log 

  • January 15, 2019: Updated by Jeff Wieland: Added category "Ohio River"
  • January 15, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

Sources 

  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
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H & C Ferry
Posted January 15, 2019, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Thanks Jeff !