Daniel Island in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ferries

Photographed by Thomas Moore, January 18, 2025

1. Ferries Marker

Inscription. This area was part of Codner's Ferry Road (1709), renamed Scott's Ferry (1765), which ended at a ferry dock along the Cooper River. Ferries were once the primary means of transportation on and off the island. For a fee, a man would use a long sweep oar or a rope to pull a boat across the Cooper River. In later years, a team of horses walked the deck to turn a paddle wheel.

In 1785, John Clement owned land at the southernmost point of Thomas Island. He operated a ferry to "The Neck," where the Navy yard is today. One landing was called Calais (East of the Cooper) and the other Dover (West of the Cooper), and at both he built a tavern, inn and stables. The Dover-Calais Ferry remained operational until the early 1840's when steamboats began to travel the Cooper River.

Erected by Daniel Island Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1709.

Location. 32° 51.728′ N, 79° 54.961′ W. Marker is on Daniel Island, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is at the intersection of Scott Street and Corn

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Planters Street, on the left when traveling west on Scott Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 153 Corn Planters Street, Charleston SC 29492, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Codner Plantation (approx. half a mile away); Harry Frank Guggenheim: Supporter of Aviation and Rocket Science (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (approx. 0.6 miles away); Harry Frank Guggenheim, Daniel Island Land Owner (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Harry Frank Guggenheim

Calais Marker image. Click for full size.

January 18, 2025

2. Calais Marker

To direct people traveling along the stagecoach route to Clement's Ferry, stone markers were placed along the road with the distance to Calais. Image courtesy of the National Register of Historic Places Program, S.C. Department of Archives and History.

(approx. 0.6 miles away); Etiwan Island (approx. 0.8 miles away); Daniel's Landing Oak (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pritchard Shipyard (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Daniel Island.

January 18, 2025

3. Horse Ferry

Horse ferry in Chillicothe Ohio in 1900. Two horsepower hay burner. Capt. Horace McElfrish and son. Image courtesy of Inland Riverboats Photograph Collection. Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2025, by Thomas Moore of Charleston, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2025, by Thomas Moore of Charleston, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.