Near Belcher in Caddo Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Cedar Bluff Ferry

Historic Site

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 3, 2015

1. Cedar Bluff Ferry Marker

Inscription. Cedar Bluff Ferry was one of the ferries on the Red River between Bossier and Caddo Parishes in the 19th and early 20th century. It operated until the early 1950s when a bridge was built to the north for Highway 2. It ran from Cedar Bluff in Bossier Parish to Cedar Bluff Parish Road in Caddo Parish. Tolls were 10 cents for a horse a rider and 20 cents for a wagon. Through a system of cables, ropes, pulleys, trees and poles it was manually maneuvered across Red River.

Erected by Red River Crossroads Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 32° 46.536′ N, 93° 50.07′ W. Marker is near Belcher, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is at the intersection of State Highway 3049 and Cedar Bluff Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 3049. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Belcher LA 71004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Caddo Indian Dugout Canoe (approx. one mile away); J.W. Lynn Plantation Commissary (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lynn Plantation (approx. 1.2 miles away); Horseshoe Bayou Bridge On LA. 530

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); Minnie Clyde Dixon Connell (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ruben T. Glassell House (approx. 1.6 miles away); First State Bank of Belcher (approx. 1.6 miles away); Belcher Mound (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belcher.

View to North Along State Highway 3049 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 3, 2015

2. View to North Along State Highway 3049

Marker is on right (east) side of highway

View to South Along State Highway 3049 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 3, 2015

3. View to South Along State Highway 3049

Marker at northeast corner of
State Highway 3049 and Cedar Bluff Road

Cedar Bluff Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 3, 2015

4. Cedar Bluff Road

View to east from State Highway 3049 towards the Red River

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 856 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 14, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.