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Historical wire/cable ferries | St-Leonard N.B. – Van Buren Maine

Transcript:

Dear Amelia,

I rec’d your card before I left St. J. June 21st but was waiting for a letter. I am having a dandy time. Was to the “Cannon Ball” last night. Had’nt heard form Annie since I left St.John. Hope you are well & enjoying yourself. Write soon to your true friend Myrtle Dearton (?)

Historical Notes:

Today Saint Leonard, New Brunswick  is connected to Van Buren, Maine by the Saint-leonard-Van Buren (1972) bridge which replaced an earlier bridge (1911), which in its turn replaced the cable ferry which you see above.

Related Posts:

Index Vintage Postcards of New Brunswick

St Basile NB – Wire/Cable Ferry Boat (1915)

Edmunston NB – International Ferry (ca 1907)

Further reading:

Maine Memory Network – International Ferry, Van Buren, ca. 1910

Maine Memory Network – Van Buren to Saint Leonard Bridge

Cable ferry – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cable ferries operating in New Brunswick, Canada

July 15, 2011 Posted by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | . | cable ferry, ferry, history, Maine, New Brunswick, St. Leonard, transportation, Van Buren, wire ferry | Leave a Comment