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Kuhn Family Purchases White’s Ferry, Preserving History and Transportation Route and Supporting Local Community
February 12, 2021 GMT
STERLING, Va. (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 12, 2021
Chuck Kuhn, founder and CEO of JK Moving Services, and his wife Stacy Kuhn, have come to terms on a purchase of White’s Ferry in Leesburg, Virginia, helping protect an important Potomac River crossing with a long history. Established in 1786, the Ferry ceased operation in December 2020. Kuhn will be working with Peter Brown, the majority owner of Rockland Farm, in an effort to get the ferry reopened to the nearly 800 daily users.
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The White s Ferry makes its way to the Montgomery County, Md.,side of the Potomac River on June 30, 2020.Washington Post photo by Michael S. Williamson.
A beloved and historic Potomac River ferry shuttered by legal disputes last year may have a new chance to shuttle again. White s Ferry, which has carried passengers between Maryland and Virginia since the late 1700s, has been purchased by businessman Chuck Kuhn, chief executive of JK Moving Services.
Kuhn hopes to settle the drama over property rights, restore the boat to working condition, and return to shuttling an estimated 800 vehicles per day. Commuters willing to pay the $8 round trip used the ferry to cut down on driving time between Montgomery County, Md., and Loudoun County, Va.
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