White's Ferry
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White's Ferry is a cable ferry service operating across the Potomac River, north of Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Located six miles west of Poolesville, Maryland, it is the only ferry still operating on the Potomac River. The General Jubal A. Early carries cars and passengers between Maryland and Virginia.
On September 13, 2006, the United States Coast Guard ordered White's Ferry to be shut down, because the operator is unlicensed and because of unspecified safety concerns. The ferry is continuing to operate in spite of this order. [1] Subsequently, the Coast Guard chose to allow White's Ferry to remain open pending appeal of said safety violations, but the Ferry risks an $8000 fine. *[2]
The hard rock group Clutch, from nearby Germantown, Maryland, titled a song after White's Ferry on their 2007 album From Beale Street to Oblivion.
