Industry in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cooks Ferry

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 8, 2012

1. Cooks Ferry Marker

Inscription. Established in 1859 by George Washington Cook. Operated by the Cook family until 1918. Then sold to the Flemings. Bought by Christy and Morrow in 1919. Known as Shippingport Ferry until (last trip April 1964), bridge built across Ohio River.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1964.

Location. 40° 37.844′ N, 80° 25.849′ W. Marker is in Industry, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is on Midland Beaver Road (Pennsylvania Route 68) 0.1 miles east of Shippingport Bridge ( Route 168), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Industry PA 15052, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Midland Education (approx. 1.1 miles away); Industry (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of Early Methodist Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Hookstown (approx. 3.2 miles away); Mill Creek (approx. 3½ miles

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away); Georgetown Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Georgetown (approx. 3.7 miles away).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 8, 2012

2. Cooks Ferry Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,557 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 8, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.