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Team Members

The Tavern and Ferry Keepers

Mary Harrison

Mary Harrison

Tavern Keeper

1765-1771

Mary is the Susquehanna Lower Ferry's first documented woman tavern keeper

Jacob Young

Jacob Young

Tavern and Ferry Keeper

1695-1696

The first official tavern and ferry keeper

Joshua Richardson

Joshua Richardson

Ferry Keeper

1814

Ferry Keeper who became a part owner

Caroline Cunningham

Caroline Cunningham

Hotel Keeper

1859-1870

Keeper of the Cunningham Hotel during the Civil War

John Rodgers

John Rodgers

Tavern and Ferry Keeper

1779-1781 (Tavern Keeper)
1791-1794 (Tavern and Ferry Keeper)

Tavern keeper during the American and French armed forces March to Yorktown in 1781.

James Cunningham

James Cunningham

Hotel Keeper

1859-1870

Keeper of the Cunningham Hotel during the Civil War

Thomas Coffield

Thomas Coffield

Tavern and Ferry Keeper

1805-1810

Tavern and ferry keeping supported Thomas and his family during tough a economic time.

Elizabeth Rodgers

Elizabeth Rodgers

Tavern and Ferry Keeper

1795-1798

Elizabeth became the second documented female tavern and ferry keeper in 1795.

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