The first bridge to be built across the Mississippi was at Rock Island near Moline, IL. in 1856. I would assume that there was also ferries that crossed the river before then. KarenB

I have a diary that was written in 1851, I believe, and they were traveling from PA to IA and took the train to Rock Island and then went by stage coach to Iowa City so they had to cross the river back then. g On 4/15/06, Karen B <ihike4me@grics.net> wrote: > > The first bridge to be built across the Mississippi was at Rock Island > near Moline, IL. in 1856. I would assume that there was also ferries that > crossed the river before then. > KarenB > > > ==== ILOGLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Ogle Co. Genealogy Site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/ > Roger Cramer, List and Site Administrator: rogercubs@aol.com > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > -- ~gk~