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Ferryville

Origin of Ferryville

Ferryville, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society
Dictionary of Wisconsin History.

Village was so named because the proprietor intended to establish a ferry between that point and Lansing, Iowa. Also called Fort Crawford, in some sources.

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[Source: p. 603 of History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin.]