Swearingen's Ferry and Pack Horse Ford
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Swearingen's Ferry and Pack Horse Ford Thomas Swearingen began operating in 1755 a ferry where Rumsey Bridge now crosses the Potomac. It was about half a mile upstream from Pack Horse Ford. During the Revolution, the ford and ferry served the Continental army: British and German prisoners frequently crossed the river here, being marched from Virginia to Maryland prison camps at Frederick and Fort Frederick.
Ferry was discontinued in 1849, when a covered bridge was erected. Maryland Bicentennial Commission and Maryland Historical Society
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