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When Claiborne Bridged the Chesapeake: The Rise and Fall of the Ferry Era

May 9 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

2026 Second Saturday Speaker Series at the Steamboat Museum, Saturday, May 9th, “When Claiborne Bridged the Chesapeake: The Rise and Fall of the Ferry Era.”

Martin “Marty” Bollinger’s latest book on the Clairborne-Annapolis Ferry Company highlights the importance of this vital service connecting Annapolis to the Eastern Shore before the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was completed. Mr. Bollinger, a Naval Institute member since 2009, retired in 2013 from Booz Allen Hamilton and currently teaches industrial strategy courses to flag-level officers and senior civilians of the Navy, Marines and Air Force.

Irvington Steamboat Era Museum

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156 King Carter Drive
Irvington, VA 22480 United States

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