Young's Ferry (Merced River)

Young's Ferry, on the Merced River was one of the three main crossings of that river on the Stockton - Los Angeles Road. They were located within 2 miles (3.2 km) downstream of the rapids called, Merced Falls. Later the town of Merced Falls was located downstream from these rapids. Closest to the falls was Phillips' Ferry, then Belt's Ferry (later Murray's Ferry and the town of Merced Falls), and then Young's Ferry which was a mile and a half down the river from the modern town of Merced Falls. A sign was posted along the road along the river from Snelling to the rapids of Merced Falls which read "T. W. T. Young's Ferry. Nearest and Best Road to All Parts of the Mines South of the River Merced." ^[1]

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Municipalities and communities of Merced County, California, United States County seat: Merced Cities Atwater Dos Palos Gustine Livingston Los Banos Merced CDPs Ballico Bear Creek Cressey Delhi Dos Palos Y El Nido Franklin Hilmar-Irwin Le Grand McSwain Planada Santa Nella Snelling South Dos Palos Stevinson Tuttle University of California Merced Volta Winton Unincorporated communities Amsterdam Arena Athlone Brito Buhach Calpack Castle Gardens Cortez Fergus Fluhr Hamburg Farms Hilmar Hopeton Ingomar Irwin Kadota Lingard Merced Falls Plainsburg Santa Rita Park The Grove Trent Ghost towns Abbato Agatha Aladdin Alcant Alexandria Arundel Bellevue Brickville Burchell Central Point Charleston Chester Colony Center Cuba Dickenson Edendale Elgin Ferrin Gadwall Gracey Gwin Hoff La Branza Linora Lone Willow Station Marguerite Nairn Newton's Crossing Ortigalito Plainsburg St. Louis Ranch Sturgeon Tenger Union Yam