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I'm greatly relieved and delighted to report that ownership of Hatton  
Ferry near Scottsville, Virginia--the last surviving poled ferry in  
the United States--will pass from the Virginia Department of  
Transportation, which planned to close it, to the Albemarle  
Charlottesville Historical Society (http:// 
www.albemarlehistory.org/).  This development guarantees the ferry's  
survival for at least the next couple of years.

For more information, please see the Charlottesville Daily Progress  
article at http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/group_to_take_hatton_ferry_off_vdots_hands/49478/ 
  .   I very much hope that the ferry will continue to be sought out  
by a steady stream of visitors, and that the historical society has  
the wisdom and good sense to develop and implement a solid plan for  
the long-term survival of this unique historic treasure.

--Jurretta Heckscher

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