Communipaw Ferry

The Communipaw Ferry was a major ferry service that operated between the village of Communipaw (in what would become Jersey City, New Jersey) and lower Manhattan, New York. The ferry began operations in 1661 after the Colonial Dutch administrators of New Amsterdam granted a charter to operate the ferry.[1][2] It was the first reported ferry service established across the Hudson River and it remained active up until 1783 when New York City was captured by the British. The ferry was later accompanied by the Jersey City Ferry and various other ferries that transported passengers and foods between New York City and points West.

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  1. ↑ "Communipaw". www.njcu.edu.
  2. ↑ Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand, by, Raymond J. Baxter, Arthur G. Adams, pg. 46 ,1999, Fordham University Press, 978-0823219544
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