Angola Ferry
TheAngola Ferrywas a small and little-known ferry service that crossed theMississippi RiverconnectingLettsworth, Louisianawith theLouisiana State Penitentiary,otherwise known as the Angola Prison.[1]It was considered difficult to access, requiring drivers to branch off theLouisiana Highway 418on an unmarked gravel road and traveling several hundred yards thereafter. A good portion of the area's population was unaware of its existence because it serves mainly prison personnel traveling to and from work.[2]
The ferry was featured prominently in the2001filmMonster's Ball.
Until 1940, arailroad car floatcrossed the river nearby, operated first by theAngola Transfer Companyand then by theLouisiana and Arkansas Railway.[3]
As of 2016, the Angola Ferry was not operational.[citation needed]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^2007 Mississippi River Cairo to the Gulf Navigation Charts.USACE, Vicksburg District PAO. p. 68.Retrieved2014-12-26.
- ^"Angola Ferry".geoview.info.Retrieved2018-03-23.
- ^Interstate Commerce Commission,97 I.C.C. 406 (1925): Valuation Docket No. 154, Angola Transfer Company
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