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Cannon’s Ferry

SC-65 Isaac and Betty Cannon began operating ferry here on Nanticoke River, February 2, 1793. Their sons continued it, built stores and warehouses in the hamlet named for them. The ferry became property of Sussex County following the brothers death in 1843. First post office, named “Woodland,” was established in 1882 and the hamlet took […]