Two cars on a ferry near Merom Bluff, Merom, Indiana, circa 1960
| Description: |
The Merom Ferry crossed the Wabash River between Indiana and Illinois. Snapshot is timestamped August 1960. The car on the left is 1955 Chevrolet, and on the right is a 1960 Plymouth.The Merom Ferry crossed the Wabash River between Indiana and Illinois. The ferry, operated for over a century by the Plunkett and Cooper families, was bought by Hugh Thompson in 1957. It held 3 vehicles, with a 50 cent fare, and several passengers at 10 cents each. The 12 x 60 ferry was powered by a rowboat with 2 outboard motors and was guided from shore to shore with a cable and pulley system. |
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| Origin: | 1960, circa |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/30F1F3FE-8208-40C4-B442-229300894650 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Merom, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States 39.057301,-87.572447 |
| Subjects: |
Bare Family Trust Automobiles Ferries Rivers Wabash River Merom (Ind.) Sullivan County (Ind.) |
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