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The Angola Ferry was a small and little-known ferry service that crossed the Mississippi River connecting Lettsworth, Louisiana with the Louisiana State Penitentiary, otherwise known as the Angola Prison.[1] It was considered difficult to access, requiring drivers to branch off the Louisiana Highway 418 on an unmarked gravel road and traveling several hundred yards thereafter. A good portion of the area's population was unaware of its existence because it serves mainly prison personnel traveling to and from work.[2]
The ferry was featured prominently in the 2001 film Monster's Ball.
Until 1940, a railroad car float crossed the river nearby, operated first by the Angola Transfer Company and then by the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway.[3]
As of 2016, the Angola Ferry was not operational.
See also
References
- ^ 2007 Mississippi River Cairo to the Gulf Navigation Charts. USACE, Vicksburg District PAO. p. 68. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
- ^ "Angola Ferry". geoview.info. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, 97 I.C.C. 406 (1925): Valuation Docket No. 154, Angola Transfer Company