Site of First Ferry and Bridge
(About 300 feet West) First ferry on the Trinity River at Dallas was started here, 1842, by John Neely Bryan (1810 - 1877), the founder of Dallas. Alexander Cockrell (1820 - 1858), early builder and developer, replaced ferry with wooden toll bridge, 1854. This crossing played an important part in the development of the city. (1968)
32.7781° N, 96.8086° W
Where to Find It
Commerce Street, W side W of Houston Street, Dealey Plaza at south (Cockrell) colonnade
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi SE Alexander Cockrell_Sarah Horton Cockrell Dallas
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- 0.1 mi N John Neely Bryan, 1810-1877 and Margaret Beeman Bryan, 1825-1919 Dallas
- 0.1 mi W Fire and Lynchings of 1860 Dallas
- 0.1 mi E Women's Suffrage in Dallas County Dallas