Date of Award
Summer 1954
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
History
Abstract
The decision of the Pennsylvania Railroad Authorities to abandon the ferry service of the Elisha Lee, prior to the boats annual inspection by the United States Coast Guard in March, 1953, created a bit of excitement on the part of the Eastern Shore Inhabitants. This ferry service connected the Shore with Old Point Comfort and Norfolk, Virginia. The ferry made two trips a day across the Bay, carrying the mail, freight, cars, and passengers.
Recommended Citation
Beebe, Clarence Lee, "A history of the Chesapeake Bay ferries to Virginia's Eastern shore prior to the Civil War" (1954). Master's Theses. 85.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses/85