Sistersville Ferry

The Sistersville Ferry crosses the Ohio River between Sistersville, West Virginia and the unincorporated community of Fly, Ohio.[1] Known as the oldest ferry in West Virginia, it has been in continuous operation since 1817.[2] It is one of five ferries left on the Ohio River, and the only one along the 277 mi (446 km) stretch of the river on the West Virginia border; the others, located at Augusta, Anderson, Rising Sun and Cave-in-Rock, are all downstream, on the Kentucky portion of the river.

The Sistersville Ferry, out of service on a foggy morning in 2006

See also

References
  1. New Matamoras, Ohio, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1994
  2. Hay, Jerry M. (2008). Ohio River Guidebook. Inland Waterways Books. p. 28. ISBN 9781605852171. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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