It was a quiet section of the trail and the fact that we began at sunrise, it was 23 degrees, and a week day. We saw just one other intrepid trail user and also a red tail hawk, pair of wood ducks, a Carolina wren, and several cardinals.
Nolands Ferry
Nolands Ferry was an important crossing on the Potomac River even before the United States was a nation. Native Americans crossed here traveling from the Susquehanna River southward through Maryland to the Carolinas. Licensed ferry operations date back to 1735, with the Noland family operating the ferry here as early as 1758. Thomas Jefferson crossed the Potomac here on May 10, 1776, en route to Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence. It was also the site of several Revolutionary War crossings, used by the colonists and the British. The ferry was surrounded by a thriving community but that faded with the construction of the Point of Rocks Bridge across the Potomac. (Source: www.canaltrust.org)
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