AZ-002 Lee Ferry

Marker text: Lee Ferry - From 1872 to 1929, Principal route of travel across the Colorado river to Utah settlements. First crossing made at the mouth of Paria creek in 1884 by Jacob Hamblin regular ferry established by John Doyle Lee in 1872. purchased by Latter Day Saints church after his death in 1877. maintained continuously by private and public operators until 1929 when Navajo Bridge was completed.