Civil War Trail > Rhea County

Washington Ferry
Dayton

Washington Ferry
Tennessee Highway 30 at Tennessee River Bridge

Directions: From downtown Dayton, travel 27-S a short distance to bridge at Hwy 30.

The river village of Washington was once the largest town in Rhea County and its original county seat. During the Civil War, the Washington Ferry was an important crossing of the Tennessee River and Federal troops used it extensively during their occupation of the region from 1863 to 1865.

This page was last updated on Mon Apr 28, 2008.

 

 

   
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