Arrow Rock Ferry Landing

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Arrow Rock Ferry Landing
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LocationNorthern extension of 2nd St., [1] Arrow Rock, Missouri
Coordinates 39°04′27″N92°56′37″W / 39.07417°N 92.94361°W / 39.07417; -92.94361
Built1821, 1827
MPS Santa Fe Trail MPS
NRHP reference No. 08000664 [2]
Added to NRHPMay 1, 2013

The Arrow Rock Ferry Landing had significance by 1821, when Santa Fe bound trading caravans departing from Franklin began crossing at the ferry.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [2] [3]

The site can be visited. A trail from the site goes up onto private property however. [1]

Also listed on the National Register are other sites associated with the historic Santa Fe Trail. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Places To Go in Missouri". National Park Service. April 6, 2010. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)(try )
  2. 1 2 "Asset Detail".
  3. Jesse Brown (February 28, 2014). "Arrow Rock Ferry Landing placed on the historic register". Marshall Democrat-News . Retrieved March 27, 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. The Urbana Group (March 1, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail, 1821-1880" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2017.