{"nrhp_refnum":"06000663","name":"Millersburg Ferry","other_names":["Kramer-Crow Ferry"],"category":"site","location":{"address":"Susquehanna R. bet. Millersburg and Buffalo Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Millersburg","county":"Dauphin County","state":"PA","lat":40.54429428100005,"lon":-76.97323357597452,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-08-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A ferry crossing and associated river structures on the Susquehanna River between the borough of Millersburg in Dauphin County and Buffalo Township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, comprising a ferry wall (dam), two landings and the riverbed channels.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the ferry was an important local transportation link connecting coal, passengers and goods to the Pennsylvania Railroad, and that it was for a long period the only crossing over a long stretch of the river after other ferries closed to bridges. It is locally significant under Criterion A in the area of Transportation, with a period of significance of 1866-1956.","narrative":"Along the Susquehanna River, a ferry has linked the east bank at Millersburg with the west bank in Perry County since at least 1817. A man-made ferry wall, or dam, was built across the mile-wide river in 1873 so that heavier steam-powered boats could run in low water, and it is still present along with four natural river channels used at different water levels. The crossing carried coal, passengers, produce, building materials and vehicles to a Pennsylvania Railroad station at the base of Mahantango Mountain, opened by 1902. It also carried residents to the Maple Grove picnic park on the western shore. Because the ferry remained the only crossing over a long stretch of the river after bridges closed other ferries, it is regarded as an important example of local river transportation. Two wooden sternwheel boats, built after 1956, still operate during the season.","period_of_significance":"1866-1956","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Two wooden ferry boats remain operational during the operating season; the ferry wall requires periodic rebuilding after flood and ice damage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:10:27.252449-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/06000663.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000663/4a20927972-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000663/4a20927972-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Millersburg_Ferry_(2999276730).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Millersburg_Ferry_(2999276730).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996570","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millersburg_Ferry","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1935502"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/dauphin-county/millersburg-ferry-06000663/"}