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Cortlandt Street Ferry Depot

1865 establishments in New York (state)Demolished buildings and structures in ManhattanFerries of New York CityFerry terminals in ManhattanNew York Central Railroad
Pennsylvania RailroadTransit hubs serving New JerseyWater transportation in New York City
(King1893NYC) pg135 CORTLANDT STREET FERRY. NORTH RIVER
(King1893NYC) pg135 CORTLANDT STREET FERRY. NORTH RIVER

Cortlandt Street Ferry Depot was the main ferry terminal of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the West Shore Railroad on the North River (Hudson River) in lower Manhattan. The railroads operated ferries to their terminal stations on the Hudson River waterfront in New Jersey at Exchange Place and Weehawken, respectively. The depot was next to Liberty Street Ferry Terminal from which the Central Railroad of New Jersey operated its Communipaw ferry to Communipaw Terminal.

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