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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Near Dawsonville in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic) |
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White’s Ferry
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By Craig Swain, July 7, 2007 | |
| | | 1. White's Ferry Marker | | |
Inscription. → 12 Miles →
And old ferry and ford across the Potomac River often used during the war between the states by Confederate forces under Generals Robert E. Lee, Jubal Early, J.E.B. Stuart and others during campaigns and raids in Maryland.
Erected by Maryland Historical Society.
Location. 39° 7.732′ N, 77° 20.592′ W. Marker is near Dawsonville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker is at the intersection of Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) and Whites Ferry Road (Maryland Route 107), on the right when traveling west on Darnestown Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Poolesville MD 20837, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Darnestown (approx. 3 miles away); Seneca Store (approx. 3.4 miles away); Seneca (approx. 3.4 miles away); Planetary Radio Emissions Discovery Site (approx. 3.7 miles away); Rowser’s Ford (approx. 3.8 miles away); Poolesville (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Poolesville (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Rowser’s Ford (approx. 4.1 miles away). |
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By Craig Swain, July 7, 2007 | |
| | | 2. White's Ferry Marker | | |
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By Craig Swain, July 7, 2007 | |
| | | 3. White's Ferry Today | | This view is from the Virginia side of the Potomac River. White’s Ferry connects the Poolesville area in Maryland with Leesburg in Virginia. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on July 14, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 809 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 14, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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