Safe Passage

ID: 773 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Safe Passage

Ferries carried passengers across the Brazos River prior to the construction of the Suspension Bridge in 1870. These ferries served an essential role in facilitating trade for Waco Village.

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By Amanda Sawyer
The establishment of Waco Village in the nineteenth century laid the foundation for what would evolve into the vibrant commercial city that is Waco. The humble beginnings of this town were developed upon the site of the Wi-iko, or Waco Indians’…