The resolution of a decade’s-long court case brought by a Virginia property owner required White’s Ferry, the historic Potomac River crossing in Poolesville, Maryland, to stop using its traditional landing across the river. As a result, the ferry operator announced its closure via a Facebook post at 10 a.m., December 28, 2020. For over two centuries, the ferry has docked on the Virginia side of the river. A Virginia court ruled the ferry could no longer dock on the opposite shore at White’s Ferry Road in Loudoun County. In fact, the judge, Stephen E. Sincavage of the Loudoun County Circuit...