Bainbridge Ferry

Bainbridge Ferry, also known as the Randol's Ferry and Littleton's Ferry, is a historic ferry landing on the western shore of the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It is the site of a ferry that was established about 1805 and operated in the 19th century. The ferry was located at one of two places on the Mississippi River utilized by the Cherokee to cross from Illinois to Missouri on the Trail of Tears of 1837–1839.[2]:5

Bainbridge Ferry
LocationCounty Road 630, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Coordinates37°24′43″N 89°26′16″W
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1837 (1837)-1839
MPSCherokee Trail of Tears MPS
NRHP reference No.07000573[1]
Added to NRHPJune 21, 2007

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Philip Thomason and Teresa Douglass (July 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bainbridge Ferry" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.


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