Montgomery Ferry was located on the Chattahoochee near Fort Peachtree, where the Western & Atlantic Railroad crosses the Chattahoochee, and was built by Major James McConnell Montgomery.
In 1853 it was taken over by Martin DeFoor and became known as DeFoor's Ferry.
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