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Millersburg Ferry grew in importance over the years and ownership was transferred from David Kramer to his sons George and Joseph. The ferry was sold at least ten times between the 1870s and 1907. Joseph Matthias Johnson owned, and operated in his own individual right, Kramer's Ferry from 1873
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371:Lancaster
342:Duncannon
1443:Category
1271:Sullivan
1266:Somerset
1191:Lycoming
1171:Lawrence
1126:Franklin
1101:Delaware
1086:Crawford
1081:Columbia
1009:Bradford
638:June 11,
603:June 11,
358:railroad
198:06000663
127:Location
1414:covered
1410:Bridges
1316:Wyoming
1291:Venango
1221:Montour
1206:Mifflin
1186:Luzerne
1176:Lebanon
1156:Juniata
1146:Indiana
1116:Fayette
1096:Dauphin
1076:Clinton
1066:Clarion
1044:Chester
1029:Cameron
1024:Cambria
994:Bedford
628:"Ferry"
419:Gallery
346:Sunbury
337:bridges
308:sawmill
278:History
262:in the
238:on the
1296:Warren
1261:Snyder
1251:Potter
1211:Monroe
1201:Mercer
1196:McKean
1181:Lehigh
1136:Greene
1131:Fulton
1121:Forest
1039:Centre
1034:Carbon
1019:Butler
989:Beaver
910:Topics
284:bateau
1372:South
1357:North
1306:Wayne
1286:Union
1281:Tioga
1236:Perry
1059:South
1054:North
1014:Bucks
1004:Blair
999:Berks
974:Adams
745:Other
565:(PDF)
556:Note:
396:Deutz
236:ferry
183:Built
1382:West
1321:York
1246:Pike
1111:Erie
1049:East
861:and
640:2008
605:2008
572:2011
551:2011
507:2013
373:and
344:and
304:farm
298:and
288:shad
250:and
226:The
186:1817
175:Area
1106:Elk
703:in
326:dam
254:in
246:in
193:No.
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613:^
580:^
515:^
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475:.
469:.
369:,
348:.
306:,
300:15
258:,
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881:v
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679:v
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