Green's Ferry
Green's Ferry | |
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Location | On the Mississippi River at the end of Green's Ferry Rd., Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
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Coordinates | 37°27′04″N 89°27′27″W / 37.45111°N 89.45750°WCoordinates: 37°27′04″N 89°27′27″W / 37.45111°N 89.45750°W |
Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
Built | 1838 |
MPS | Cherokee Trail of Tears MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 07000571[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 21, 2007 |
Green's Ferry, also known as the Waller's Ferry and Smith's Ferry, is a historic ferry landing on the western shore of the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The ferry was one of two locations on the Mississippi River utilized by the Cherokee to cross from Illinois to Missouri on the Trail of Tears of 1837-1839.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Cherokee Trail of Tears MPS
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