Historical Marker

Site of First Ferry and Bridge

Historical marker location:
Dallas, Texas
( Dealey Plaza, Cockrell Colonnade)
Marker installed: 1968

Site of First Ferry and Bridge (about 300 feet West)

First ferry on the Trinity River at Dallas was started here, 1842, by John Neely Bryan (1810 - 1877), the founder of Dallas. Alexander Cockrell (1820 - 1858), early builder and developer, replaced ferry with wooden toll bridge, 1854.

This crossing played an important part in the development of the city.