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Montgomery County reaches deal with White’s Ferry owner

MoCo officials to purchase the ferry operations and the dock area in Poolesville Montgomery County officials have reached a deal with the owner of White’s Ferry to acquire the ferry operations and the dock area on the Maryland side in Poolesville,...

Dan Murphy • •1 min read
Montgomery County reaches deal with White’s Ferry owner
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Montgomery County reaches deal with White’s Ferry owner

MoCo officials to purchase the ferry operations and the dock area in Poolesville

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WTOP Staff

July 23, 2026 2:35 p.m.

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    A group of rally attendees read a version of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens in which the owners of the Maryland and Virginia landing sites for White’s Ferry were visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. Credit: Ceoli Jacoby. Photo captured on December 31, 2025.

    Montgomery County officials have reached a deal with the owner of White’s Ferry to acquire the ferry operations and the dock area on the Maryland side in Poolesville, sources familiar with the deal told WTOP.

    County leaders and the ferry owner, Chuck Kuhn, will hold a news conference Friday morning to formally announce the deal.

    The ferry stopped carrying people and cars between Montgomery County and Loudoun County, Virginia, in 2020, when the owner of the ferry and the property owner on the Virginia side couldn’t come to an agreement over landing rights.

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    Originally published at Bethesdamagazine