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Marker detail: scow ferry
Photographer: Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan
Caption: Marker detail: scow ferry
Additional Description: While the first bridge was still under construction in 1864, a scow ferry took passengers and “teams” of horses across the Thunder Bay River. Only a few businesses and homes were located on Alpena’s north side at the time.
Submitted: August 18, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p441372
File Size: 1.666 Megabytes

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