Moseley's Ferry
Situated where the Old San Antonio Road crossed the Brazos River, this public ferry was begun by Michael Boren (1806-75) about 1846. The ferry and a settlement nearby were named for Daniel Moseley (1787-1856), who took over the service in 1849 and whose family ran it until 1868. Other ferrymen continued to transport travelers, livestock, and freight across the river until 1912, when the Houston & Texas Central (now the Southern Pacific) constructed a railroad bridge at this location. Today a highway bridge spans the Brazos where Moseley's Ferry once operated. (1975)
30.6244° N, 96.5445° W
Where to Find It
from Caldwell, take SH 21 about 10 miles NE, marker is between FM 50 and Brazos River Bridge on E side of road
Nearby Markers
- 1.4 mi SE Brazos River Levee Cooks Point
- 1.5 mi SW Draper-Moseley Cemetery Caldwell
- 1.8 mi SE San Salvador Mission Church Caldwell
- 2.7 mi NE El Camino Real
- 3.1 mi N Steele's Store Community Mooring
- 4.4 mi SW Near Homesite of Judge Andrew S. Broaddus Cooks Point