Cassville Ferry Maritime Trails Marker
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Cassville Ferry Maritime Trails Marker
 
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Attraction
Location
Body of Water: Mississippi River
Trail Name: Inland Waterways
Year Built: 2009
Nearest Address: Prime Street
Nearest City: Cassville
County: Grant
Zip Code: 53806
Latitude: N 42°42.806'
Longitude: W -90°59.529'
Attraction
Features
Open to public?: Yes
Mooring buoy?: No
Mooring buoy in place?: No
Snorkelable?: No
Dive guide?: No
Trails sign?: Yes
National Register?: No
Attraction
Description
Cassville's first ferry, a 40-foot row boat, crossed the Mississippi River in 1833. In 1836, 23-year-old New Yorker, Nelson Dewey was lured to Cassville by its promise as the potential capital of the Wisconsin Territory and crossed the Mississippi River via the Cassville Ferry. Twelve years later, in 1848, the territory became the new State of Wisconsin, and Dewey became its first governor. By 1858, Ex-governor Dewey moved back to Cassville and purchased a new ferry which was powered by two horses walking on tread mills.
 
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