Roberts Ferry, California
Roberts Ferry (formerly Dickinsons Ferry) is a small unincorporated community in Stanislaus County, California, United States, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Turlock Reservoir.
Roberts Ferry is named after John Wesley Roberts, a native of Boston, Massachusetts who came to California in 1849 and operated a slaughterhouse in Waterford. Roberts operated a hotel at the site of the river crossing, built in 1865 and demolished in 2009.
References
- ^ Benzinger, Jeff (2011). Waterford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-0-7385-7452-3.
External links
- Roberts Ferry Bridge, Roberts Ferry, California, US
- Roberts Ferry History Walk - Roberts Ferry in Stanislaus County, California
Municipalities and communities of Stanislaus County, California, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| CDPs | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
 | This Stanislaus County, California-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |