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Save the CT River Ferries Oldest Continually Operating Ferry Service in the NATION!! It is believed to be the oldest continuously operated ferry service in the United States.

DescriptionFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rocky Hill – Glastonbury Ferry is a seasonal ferry crossing the Connecticut River between the towns of Glastonbury and Rocky Hill, Connecticut and is part of Route 160. The river crossing has an annual average daily traffic of 400. History
The ferry is the oldest continuously running ferry service in the United States, only shutting down in th

e winter when the river freezes over. Started in 1655, it actually began before the foundation of the towns of Glastonbury and Rocky Hill, both towns being part of Wethersfield at that time. Originally a raft that was poled across the Connecticut River, it was then for a while powered by a horse on a treadmill before being upgraded to a steamship in 1876. Today's ferry is a 3-car barge named the Hollister III towed by a diesel towboat named the Cumberland. The ferry landings and the ferry itself are included in the Glastonbury-Rocky Hill Ferry Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The National Register listing was proposed in 2005 to help preserve the historic ferry. The historic district also encompasses farmscapes of the Great Meadows in South Glastonbury that preserve 17th-century land use patterns and Colonial and Greek Revival farmhouses, as well as the homes of shipbuilders and merchant traders near the two landings, including several examples of Colonial and Italianate architecture. SourceDescription above from the Wikipedia article Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry, licensed under CC-BY-SA full list of contributors here. Community Pages are not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic

Get the guys to bring you across to Glastonbury today! 972 Main Street.
09/30/2023

Get the guys to bring you across to Glastonbury today! 972 Main Street.

The boat is finally running! Come on down and head to the other side!
05/16/2023

The boat is finally running! Come on down and head to the other side!

Will the river ever drop enough for the boat to run? Generally this chart needs be near 6 feet, currently it’s 15!!
04/25/2023

Will the river ever drop enough for the boat to run? Generally this chart needs be near 6 feet, currently it’s 15!!

Running!
05/07/2022

Running!

The Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry is set to begin running for the season on Saturday. “The Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry is the oldest continuously operated ferry in the country, and remains one of the most popular modes of transportation in our state,” said Connecticut Department of Transportatio...

05/04/2022

From the CTDOT website the Rocky Hill boat is closed for repairs indefinitely.

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Ferry Lane
South Glastonbury, CT
06073

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Tuesday 7am - 7pm
Wednesday 7am - 7pm
Thursday 7am - 7pm
Friday 7am - 7pm
Saturday 10:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday 10:30am - 5:30pm

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