Item 105120 - The last ferry under construction, Westport Island, 1938
- Item 105120 - The last ferry under construction, Westport Island, 1938
- Contributed by Westport Island History Committee
- Item 105120
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Image Info Charles E. Colby (1861-1939), carpenter, farmer, and portable saw mill owner, built Westport's last ferry which operated until 1950 when a causeway opened.
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The cable ferry service connected Westport to Wiscasset for 47 years. The original ferry, or scow, was replaced or rebuilt in 1919; Colby's scow built in the 1930s was the final replacement.
