| The St. Johns River Ferry Dates Back to 1948
The original operation was begun in 1948, when the Fernandina Port Authority completed construction of a road down Ft. George Island. Previously, there had been no road and no water connector between Mayport and the Island. State Road 105 (Heckscher Ave.) ended in the approximate are where the ferries now dock on the Fort George side of the river.
(Courtesy of The Beaches Leader March 30, 1972)
Vessels
Jean Ribault: operating
Blackbeard: operating stand-by ferry
Buccanneer: replaced by JEAN RIBAULT in 1996
Manadnock: replaced by Blackbeard in 1956
Reliance: renamed the Jean Lafitte
U.S.
Merchant Marine Memorial
The United States
Merchant Marine Memorial was constructed in September 14,
1999. It is located on the Mayport Side of the Ferry route
and may be visited by Ferry customers while waiting for the
ferry. The
memorial is dedicated in memory of men and women in all
nations who loyally served aboard United States merchant
ships in war and peace. 
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