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. 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

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Fallon" to honor State Representative Tina Fallon, who faithfully served this area in the Delaware General Assembly from 1978 to 2006.

Erected 2011 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-227.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels • Women. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 38° 36.029′ N, 75° 39.464′ W. Marker is near Seaford, Delaware, in Sussex County. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2022

2. The Tina Fallon Marker

World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woodland United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Woodland Ferry (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Woodland School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Captain John Smith Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Phillips Landing and Harley G. Hastings (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bethel Community House (approx. 2.9 miles away); World's First Nylon Plant (approx. 2.9 miles away); Town of Bethel (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seaford.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cannon's Ferry (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related 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 1,067 times since then and 26 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 Wilmington, Delaware.