maybe that is Rockland’s intent. Seems odd that the ferry owner would not pay rent for the land use on the other side— wonder if there is any ownership on the maryland landing side.
Lt. Col Elijah White (CSA) purchased the large farm known as Ball’s Farm before the war, and the ferry after the war. Battle of Ball’s Bluff occurred there, on his land.
Note of trivia (odd bits of large business memory)— Ed Ball, who married a Dupont heiress, grew up in family place at Ball’s Bluff. He went on to own major East Coast railways, namely the Seaboard Coast Line (the Orange Blossom Special). Ed Ball kept the railway running through a major strike, which kept the supplies coming by rail during the Space Race, Canaveral Space Station. No union troubles at all. A real powerbroker— St. Joe Paper Co. of Pensacola, FL.
St. Joe Paper Company was located in Port St. Joe, Florida
not in Pensacola.
(I used to work there)