By The Schuylkill River & Urban Waters Research Corps Archive team
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Hints of Bribery on County Bridge: Regarding the construction of a bascule bridge between Tinicum Township and Prospect Park, a civil engineer recounts an exchange involving $3000 to acquire influence with local commissioners. The current bridge connecting the two boroughs at Wanamaker Ave was not built until 1930. ~ Source: Google Books ~ Creator: The Philadelphia Record
~ Date: June 15, 1909Excerpt from "A Trip From Philadelphia to Tinicum" : This passage describes the Morton property and residence, where the Morris Ferry operated. ~ Source: HathiTrust Digital Library ~ Creator: Henry D. Paxon, Vice President of the Swedish Colonial Society Excerpt from "The Buried Past": An excerpt from "The Buried Past" describes the Ferry operation over Darby Creek. ~ Source: The Buried Past: An Archaeological History of PhiladelphiaGoogle Books ~ Creator: John L. Cotter
Daniel G. Roberts
Michael Parrington ~ Date: Published in 1993Excerpt from "American Swedish Historical Foundation" : A description of the Morris Ferry appeared in a 1956 publication from the American Swedish Historical Foundation. ~ Creator: The American Swedish Historical Foundation: The Chronical ~ Date: Published in 1956An Act providing for the erection of a bridge over Darby creek, in Delaware county: An 1847 Act authorized the erection of a bridge over Darby creek "at or near Morris' ferry." ~ Source: Google Books ~ Creator: Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ~ Date: Passed at the Session of 1847
Today, the Wannamaker road bridge over Darby Creek connects Tinicum Township and Prospect Park. The location originally was the site of the Morris Ferry, with plans for the bridge beginning in 1847.
