Fulton Ferry (ferry)

For the neighborhood and historic district, see Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn.
The Union Ferry Company's ferryboat Farragut on the Fulton Ferry route, ca. 1900
Map from 1847 showing the route of the Fulton Ferry.

The Fulton Ferry was the first steam ferry route connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York City, United States, joining Fulton Street, Manhattan, and Fulton Street, Brooklyn, across the East River. It revolutionized travel between the then City of New York on Manhattan Island and the Village of Brooklyn and the rest of Long Island. Robert Fulton's steam Fulton Ferry Company in 1814 established his name on the ferry service. After the Brooklyn Bridge was built, ridership declined, and the ferry ceased operation on January 19, 1924.[1] NYC Ferry now serves a very similar route.[2]

  1. ^ Brian Cudahy, Over and Back, p229
  2. ^ "Routes and Schedules: East River". NYC Ferry.