Can anyone pinpoint where Meriwethers ferry was in dyer County, tn?

[rferris75]

Can anyone pinpoint where Meriwethers ferry was in dyersburg, tn? I can find one article on it but no mention of how to locate where it was.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Are you looking for where Street's Battalion crossed on the on the Obion River

 

[River Rat]

I found the same as Gypsy...the Obion River.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I am not sure...but I think it was owned by George Meriwether....maybe if you could look at an old plat map of landowners along the river...you would find his name.....I just read a book not long ago on the civil war in Dyersburg and it was mentioned....there were several ferries ....I also think that Captain Meriwether lived on Hurt Street and that was his son

 

[rferris75]

No not the obion crossing the meriwether I assume was around the chic area I think

 

[armchairQB30]

Try the University of Tennessee geography department, ask for a cartographer, ask him for any old maps of the area you are looking for. Ask for different time period maps. They have the maps recorded digitally and will charge you about $12.00 a map. Go find the county seat and look there also. Good luck.

 

[CWnut]

here's a link to some interesting places in your area, good hunting

http://www.topozone.com/states/Tennessee.asp?county=Dyer&feature=Locale