Whites Ferry
White's Ferry, originally Conrad's Ferry, is an inactive cable ferry service that carried cars, bicycles, and pedestrians across the Potomac River between Loudoun County, Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland, and is the last one of its kind to cross the Potomac.Photo: Qbek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: ferry route
- Description: ferry crossing the Potomac River
- Also known as: “Conrad Ferry”, “Conrad’s Ferry”, “Gen. Jubal A. Early Ferry”, “Jubal Early Ferry”, and “White’s Ferry”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rockland and Harrison Island.
Rockland
Historic house
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockland is the home of Virginia's Rust family, near Leesburg, Virginia. The property housed slaves to work their farm. The property was acquired by General George Rust from the heirs of Colonel Burgess Ball in 1817. Rockland is situated 1 mile northwest of Whites Ferry.
Harrison Island
Island
Harrison Island is private farming island in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is located between the Potomac River on the Maryland side, and Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery on the Virginia side, next to Leesburg, Virginia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leesburg and Stumptown.
Leesburg
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leesburg is in Loudoun County, Virginia. During the War of 1812, Leesburg was used as a temporary capital of the United States when the British occupied Washington.
Stumptown
Locality
Stumptown is an unincorporated community on the eastern flanks of Catoctin Mountain in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Stumptown is situated 4 miles northwest of Whites Ferry.
Lucketts
Hamlet
Photo: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lucketts is an unincorporated historic hamlet in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, along U.S. Route 15, north of Leesburg. It was originally known as "Black Swamp" due to the large number of black oak trees growing in the area at the time of its settlement. Lucketts is situated 4½ miles north of Whites Ferry.
Whites Ferry
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In Other Languages
“Whites Ferry” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “ווייט’ס פרי”
- Hebrew: “וייט’ס פרי”
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