Near Seaford in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Tina Fallon
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2022
1. The Tina Fallon Marker
Inscription.
The Tina Fallon. . By the 1740s a ferry service was being regularly operated at this location by James Cannon. He was succeeded by his son Jacob, who constructed a much-needed causeway on this side of the river for the improvement of the family's ferry service business. Threatened by competitors, Jacob's widow Betty Cannon successfully petitioned the Delaware General Assembly in 1793 for "sole and exclusive" rights to the operation of the service. The ferry continued to be operated by members of the Cannon family until the mid-19th century. In 1883 the legislature authorized the county government to establish a maintain "a public ferry across the Nanticoke River at the place now known as Woodland, but formerly known as Cannon's Ferry." The Act further required "that all citizens of the State, with their teams, wagons, and carriages, shall be transported across said ferry at all times between sunrise and sunset, free of charge." In 1935 the State of Delaware assumed responsibility for the maintenance of roads and the operation of the ferry. In 2008, a larger, modernized six car ferry was put into service. This new ferry was renamed the "Tina Fallon" to honor State Representative Tina Fallon, who faithfully served this area in the Delaware General Assembly from 1978 to 2006.
By the 1740s a ferry service was being regularly operated at this location by James Cannon. He was succeeded by his son Jacob, who constructed a much-needed causeway on this side of the river for the improvement of the family's ferry service business. Threatened by competitors, Jacob's widow Betty Cannon successfully petitioned the Delaware General Assembly in 1793 for "sole and exclusive" rights to the operation of the service. The ferry continued to be operated by members of the Cannon family until the mid-19th century. In 1883 the legislature authorized the county government to establish a maintain "a public ferry across the Nanticoke River at the place now known as Woodland, but formerly known as Cannon's Ferry." The Act further required "that all citizens of the State, with their teams, wagons, and carriages, shall be transported across said ferry at all times between sunrise and sunset, free of charge." In 1935 the State of Delaware assumed responsibility for the maintenance of roads and the operation of the ferry. In 2008, a larger, modernized six car ferry was put into service. This new ferry was renamed the "Tina Fallon" to honor State Representative Tina Fallon, who faithfully served this area in the Delaware General Assembly from 1978 to 2006.
Location. 38° 36.029′ N, 75° 39.464′ W. Marker is near Seaford, Delaware, in Sussex County. Marker is at the intersection of Woodland Ferry Road and Woodland Church Road, on the right when traveling south on Woodland Ferry Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5126 Woodland Ferry Rd, Seaford DE 19973, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2022
2. The Tina Fallon Marker
Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.
Photographed By Pete Skillman, April 17, 2024
3. The Tina Fallon Marker
Ferry as viewed from the northwest bank of the river.
Photographed By Pete Skillman, April 17, 2024
4. The Tina Fallon Marker
Aboard the Tina Fallon.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 607 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on April 17, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.