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This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

Ferry, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

Ferry, Color

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

Ferry, Outline

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

Ferry, Silhouette

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

The Great Bridge over the Charles River connected Cambridge, Massachusetts to Little Cambridge, which was the name for Allston-Brighton before it separated from Cambridge in 1807, first becoming the town of Brighton and finally joining the city of Boston in 1874. The Great Bridge was built in 1660-1662 at what was then called Brighton Street, and was the first bridge to span the Charles. A toll was authorized in 1670, rebuilt in 1862.

Great Bridge at McConkey's Ferry

The Great Bridge over the Charles River connected Cambridge, Massachusetts to Little Cambridge, which…

"View at Nelson's Ferry, the spot here portrayed, was an important locality during the Revolution. It was the principal crossing-place of the Santee for travelers or troops passing between Camden and Charleston, and as such, commanded the attention of the British after they captured the latter city. A redoubt was cast up there upon the north side of the Santee, and garrisoned by a small detachment; and to that point, as we have seen, Lord Rawdon retreated from Camden."—Lossing, 1851

Nelson's Ferry

"View at Nelson's Ferry, the spot here portrayed, was an important locality during the Revolution. It…