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Description
Chelsea, on the east side of the Kennebec River, was the east section of Hallowell until 1850. Transportation between Hallowell and Chelsea was always a challenge and became more difficult when the Hallowell-Chelsea toll bridge was destroyed in the Flood of 1870. This photograph shows a cable-powered barge that was supposed to be replaced by a motor-driven one. The Kennebec River is tidal in Hallowell and comes under jurisdiction of the U. S. Coast Guard. Strict Coast Guard regulations caused the ferry operators to revert to a rowboat. Rowboat ferry service ended in the 1950s.
About This Item
- Title: Hallowell-Chelsea Ferry, Kennebec River, ca. 1917
- Creation Date: circa 1917
- Subject Date: circa 1917
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Locations:
- Hallowell, Kennebec County, ME
- Chelsea, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 23 cm
- Local Code: R-65
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Transportation--Maine--Hallowell
- Transportation--Maine--Chelsea
- Rivers--Maine
- Carts & wagons--Maine
- Kennebec River (Me.)
- Barges--Maine--Hallowell
- Ferries--Maine--Hallowell
- Ferries--Maine--Chelsea
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