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The following ferries once crossed the
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between New York City and New Jersey. There was no ferry service between 1967 and 1989, when it was restarted by New York Waterway.


Row and Sail


Horse ferries

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s served
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for "about ten years, from 1814-1824. They were of eight horse-power and crossed the rivers in from twelve to twenty minutes." In 1812, two steam boats designed by
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were placed in use in New York, for the Paulus Hook Ferry from the foot of Cortlandt Street, and on the Hoboken Ferry from the foot of Barclay Street. The ''Juliana'', running from Barclay Street, was withdrawn from service, as announced, in favor of the "more convenient" horse boat. It is almost certain, however, that this retrograde step was taken because of the monopoly enjoyed by Mssrs. Fulton and Livingston for the navigation of the waters of New York State by steam.


Steam


See also

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List of ferries across the East River The following ferries cross or once crossed the East River in New York City. Manhattan–Brooklyn–Queens–Manhattan Manhattan–Brooklyn–Queens Manhattan–Brooklyn One of the first documented team boats in commercial service in the ...
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List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Hudson River, from its mouth at the Upper New York Bay upstream to its cartographic beginning at Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York. Crossings The crossings are listed from south to north. ...
* List of fixed crossings of the East River * New York New Jersey Rail car float, Brooklyn to Jersey City *
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* North River *
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* Timeline of Jersey City area railroads *
Perth Amboy Ferry Slip The Perth Amboy Ferry Slip, located on the Arthur Kill in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, was once a vital ferry slip for boats in New York Harbor. It was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National ...


References


Bibliography

* Brian J. Cudahy, ''Over and Back: The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor'' * Arthur G. Adams, ''The Hudson Through the Years''


External links


Hudson County Public Transportation 1926

World Shipping

A Compilation of the Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York
1860
A Compilation of the Existing Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York
1866


Brooklyn Eagle Alamanac describing available service

Court case 1897 describing traffic
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and ''Pavonia'' collision
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