The ferry was built by the family of
Alphonso Boone (grandson of
Daniel Boone) who, in 1846,
claimed on and around present day
Charbonneau which was on the main road between
Oregon City and present day
Butteville. The family cleared a path and laid a split log roadway north to Portland and south toward Salem. The ferry was propelled by oarsmen from the nearby
Tuality Indian tribe. Alphonso was adamant about operating the ferry 24 hours a day. in the gold fields of a miner's disease, but his sons returned with their fortunes. Initially Alphonso, Jr. operated the ferry, but soon sold it to his brother Jesse, who operated it until his death in 1872 at the hand of a neighbor over a river access dispute. Today, at the end of one of the road fragments on the north shore is
Boones Ferry Park, in Wilsonville, located where one terminal was; the south shore has a marina with a boat ramp in approximately the historical location of the other terminal. The ferry crossing site is about west of I-5 and is visible from the southbound lanes of the Boone Bridge. == See also ==