Kelly in Bladen County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Elwell Ferry

Photographed by Michael Buckner, June 25, 2022

1. Elwell Ferry Marker

Inscription. Service across Cape Fear River since 1905. Among the last of inland river ferries once common in eastern N. C. One mi. SW.

Erected 2005 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number I-84.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 34° 29.045′ N, 78° 21.194′ W. Marker is in Kelly, North Carolina, in Bladen County. It is at the intersection of North Carolina 53 (North Carolina Route 53) and Elwell Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east on North Carolina 53. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16382 NC-53, Kelly NC 28448, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Carvers Creek Quaker Meeting House and Graveyard (approx. 3.7 miles away); Carvers Creek Methodist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Oakland (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Bartrams (approx. 4.1 miles away); Mount Horeb Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); Memorial for Four World War II Aviators (approx. 9.9 miles away); Cornwallis (approx. 12.7 miles away); Future Farmers of America (approx. 13.8 miles away).

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. Elwell Ferry is an inland cable ferry which has operated since 1905 on Elwell Ferry Road between NC Highway 53 and NC Highway 87, crossing the Cape Fear River and connecting the communities of Carvers Creek and Kelly in Bladen County, North Carolina. (Submitted on December 2, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 423 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on May 7, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photo 1. submitted on December 2, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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