| This is the oldest picture of the ferry we have. If you have any information about this, please let us know. |
| The ferry service came into the Jacobs family in the 1800s. It was purchased by James A. Jacobs (1840-1904). |
| The ferry was originally started by John W.Berryman, Francis McKee. It was later owned by Thorton S. Chalfant thenAlexander S. Latta, and then William C. Huggins. The ownership then went to James A. Jacobs then his 2 sons, Harry Penny Jacobs and Charles Blaine Jacobs. Harry Penny Jacobs was the executor of the estate. He hired Donald Buchanan to operate the ferry from c.1904 to 1923. James A. Jacobs also owned an ice house in Fayette City. It is said that before he bought the ferry, he counted the passengers coming off to see just how profitable it was.In those days, the ferryboat was named "Eleanor", after Eleanor Jacobs Beck the oldest daughter of Harry Penny Jacobs. It was made of wood. The main operator after Donald Buchanan was Andy Levitski. In the early '50s, that ferry was sold and a new steel ferry was purchased from Coal Center, Pa. It's name was "Consol", then later changed to "Eleanor" also (pictured on first page).These years included as operators: Frank C."Jake" Jacobs, Sr. (my Grandfather), Frank C."Tinky" Jacobs, Jr. (my Dad), Delbert Gottke (my Uncle), Thurman Smith, and a man named "E. H." Harry Penny Jacobs was the executor of the J.A. Jacobs estate until 1948. After that, Della May Jacobs became executor. The estate included the ferry itself, the land along the shoreline, shanties and out buildings, and a grand house that also included a general store. |
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| This a copy from an old library book. This announcement is dated 1868. |