Sent to us by Facebook follower Shaundra Bissett, these amazing old photos of the Crucible ferry " Nekoda" give a rare glimpse of the ferry in action. Many people have fond memories of the ferry and their family members who relied on it every day! Shaundra writes:
"I came across your blog and videos the other day. The crucible ferry was always an interest to me. I am 47 and as a young girl my dad would take my brother and I down to the ferry and we would play. This was around 1982 when it was lateral washed on shore. I can remember it was tethered by huge thick cables. Anyway I can remember my grandmother telling me my grandfather worked on the ferry, I don't know what year but I was able to find the two pictures I have. They both have pictures of them with cars on them. One has a picture of my grandfather standing on the ferry. The young boy sitting on the waters edge is my uncle so I am guessing these pictures are around the 1950's. I was so excited to see your blogs about the ferry. I remember going down to the river after each of the major events to check on it. Until it was gone."
"I came across your blog and videos the other day. The crucible ferry was always an interest to me. I am 47 and as a young girl my dad would take my brother and I down to the ferry and we would play. This was around 1982 when it was lateral washed on shore. I can remember it was tethered by huge thick cables. Anyway I can remember my grandmother telling me my grandfather worked on the ferry, I don't know what year but I was able to find the two pictures I have. They both have pictures of them with cars on them. One has a picture of my grandfather standing on the ferry. The young boy sitting on the waters edge is my uncle so I am guessing these pictures are around the 1950's. I was so excited to see your blogs about the ferry. I remember going down to the river after each of the major events to check on it. Until it was gone."
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| And here is the current location from the above pictures. |
Thank you, Shaundra! If anyone else has any more great old photos, please let us know! We'd love to feature them!
Check out THIS LINK for some additional pictures of the ferry in action, and sitting underwater. We have tons of ferry related posts here, so don't forget to use the search box and type in ferry.
