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United States historic place
Hastings-Locke Ferry
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hastings-Locke Ferry is located in TennesseeHastings-Locke Ferry
Nearest cityDecatur, Tennessee
Coordinates35°32′15″N 84°52′41″W / 35.53750°N 84.87806°W / 35.53750; -84.87806 (Hastings-Locke Ferry)
Area9.1 acres (3.7 ha)
MPSMeigs County, Tennessee MRA
NRHP reference No.83003056
Added to NRHPJanuary 5, 1983

The Hastings-Locke Ferry, on the Tennessee River near Decatur, Tennessee, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It has also been known as Washington Ferry. It is located east of Dayton, Tennessee on Tennessee State Route 30.

The listing included two landings, the c.1940 boat/barge which can transport six cars, and the waterway across the river. The ferry was established around 1807 by Conley Hastings. The ferry was operated by the Locke family from about 1820. Solomon Henry and Sons operated the ferry through the 1870s and 1880s. It was once one of many ferries across the Tennessee River and tributaries, but in 1982 it was one of only five ferries still in operation in Tennessee.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Steve Rogers; Ann Toplovich (September 20, 1982). "Tennessee Multiple Resource Nomination Survey: Hastings-Locke Ferry". National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2018. With accompanying three photos from 1979 and 1982
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