It was a great story.
This is a piece of Va. Histroy that should be saved. 
Not much history, but a chink in the history armour.
JP Adams
Texas


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Subject: Re: Hatton Ferry in the news again--in a good way!

Thanks Jurretta for passing along this news.

Though I live 500 miles away near Charleston SC, my heart's in the 
Virginia Piedmont and my check to help support the Hatton Ferry goes 
into the mail today!  We cannot let the icons of our past disappear like 
this, else we will have no past to bequeath to future generations. 
Next time I'm up in the area I plan to take a ride on that ferry and I 
pray that it is still running rather than just 'noted' on a roadside sign.

Mitch Lichtenberg

Jurretta Heckscher wrote:
> Hatton Ferry apparently made the Today Show this morning!  I didn't 
> see it, but there's now a charming video clip up on MSNBC:
>
> http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/33055797#33055797
>
> And with it, a news article that includes a progress report of sorts 
> on this unique and imperilled piece of Virginia history:
>
> http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32859408/ns/today-today_people/
>
> Since I don't watch morning TV and thus missed whatever was on today, 
> I'd be grateful if others could confirm that the piece on the ferry 
> was indeed broadcast.  The ferry still needs every bit of help it can 
> get, as its future remains very much in doubt.
>
> --Jurretta Heckscher
>
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