2/17/1997
Landmark information
- Location:
Vista Point, Calaveras side of Columbia-Vallecito Hwy (Parrott's Ferry Rd) Bridge, Stanislaus River, 5 mi NW of Columbia - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
2/17/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
2/17/1997 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 2.372, W 120 27.381
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail
Parrott's Ferry
Site of ferry crossing established 1860 by Thomas H. Parrott connecting mining towns of Tuttletown and Vallecito. Ferry in operation until 1903 when first bridge built. Ferry boat of flat bottom wooden construction propelled on heavy cables. Cable anchorage in large boulder Calaveras side of river still visible (1949). At low water, sandbag dam built to form small lake.