Lee's Ferry
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ggmorton
N 36° 49.088 W 111° 37.986
12S E 443535 N 4074884
An Arizona historical marker at the Navajo Interpretive Center in Marble Canyon, AZ.
Waymark Code: WM29N7
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2007
Views: 61
Lee's Ferry
Northern gateway to Arizona for 54 years - from 1873 to 1927 - is located six miles upstream from this bridge.
This monument erected to the founder
John Doyle Lee
who, with superhuman effort and in the face of almost insurmountable obstacles, maintained this ferry which made possible the colonization of Arizona.
Frontiersman, trail blazer, builder, a man of great faith, sound judgment, and indomitable courage.
Authority for erection of this monument granted by the State of Arizona.
1961
Marker Name: Lee's Ferry
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Coconino
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
State of Arizona
Year placed: 1961
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