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Edenton-Mackey's Ferry to Save Hours of Driving, April 7, 1922

Here’s Great News for the Motorist. . . Proposed Edenton-Mackey’s Ferry to Nearby Bridge Albemarle Sound

When T.B. Hayman of Elizabeth City puts his auto freight and passenger ferry on between Edenton and Mackeys on or about April 15, hundreds of people in the counties of Washington, Beaufort, Tyrrell and Hyde may be expected to motor to Elizabeth City. The proposed ferry should do more to bridge Albemarle Sound and cement the relations of the counties bordering immediately on both sides of the Sound than the railroad has done.

Hundreds of people in Tyrrell, Washington, Beaufort and Hyde Counties now do business in Elizabeth City, but they can’t get here in their cars without making an almost impossible detour of more than a hundred miles thru the counties of Gates, Hertford and Bertie. Thousands in Elizabeth City would like to motor to Hyde County this summer and see the wonders of that isolated county, including the great New Holland drainage project. Hayman’s Ferry will solve the problem for all these motorists.

Mr. Hayman has converted the steamer Chadwick, originally built for general cargo service for the U.S. Coast Guard. The Chadwick is 65 feet long, 19 feet wide and four feet draft. She is equipped with a 60 H.P. oil burning engine and can make the trip from Edenton to Mackeys, including the time consumed in making landings, in one hour. She will carry four automobiles besides freight and passengers. By adding sponsons to the Chadwick Mr. Hayman expects to provide accommodations for eight cars at a trip. He contemplates a schedule of two round trips daily and is also considering making a side trip daily to Avoca, Bertie County, which point is only seven miles or so from Mackeys.

From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., April 7, 1922

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