King Ferry, New York

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King Ferry is a hamlet in the town of Genoa, Cayuga County, New York, United States. The community is located at the intersection of New York State Route 90 and New York State Route 34B, {{convert|16.4|mi}} north of Ithaca. King Ferry has a post office with ZIP code 13081, which opened on December 15, 1807.{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code|accessdate=September 22, 2017|author=United States Postal Service}}{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=United States Postal Service|accessdate=September 22, 2017|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|url-status=dead}} King Ferry sits along Cayuga Lake, which is an Lake part of the Finger Lakes, a group of Lakes that look like "Fingers."

Activities

King Ferry NY has many things to do (Including Genoa, and Cayuga County) such as: Eating, Playing, Running, Biking, Skating, and more!

= About King Ferry =

History

The "King Family" ran a ferry (hinting it's name) across Cayuga. The terminal was named "King's Ferry Station" and the post office which opened around in 1807.

Name

The name of "King Ferry" was by the "King Family" resulting in the name.

= Economics (Economic Activity) =

Some economic activity happened when it was just starting. There were tons of grist mills and saw mills that quickly spreaded across the Finger Lakes, and across the United States. Tons of machines were manufactured in the town of Genoa, (and King Ferry, including all of New York... The industrial revolution was still a big thing)

Northville

Northville was King Ferry's former name, being used as long as 1827.

References

Category:Hamlets in Cayuga County, New York

Category:Hamlets in New York (state)