Offer to donate land to Montgomery Co. sparks optimism that White’s Ferry service connecting Md. and Va. will resume

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By wtop.com

There is newfound hope that ferry services that once carried up to 800 cars a day across the Potomac River between Montgomery and Loudoun counties could resume.

The current owners of White’s Ferry, Chuck and Stacy Kuhn, have made a formal offer to donate the ferry landing property to Montgomery County. They hope this could help bring back ferry services between Poolesville, Maryland, and Leesburg, Virginia.

The Kuhns bought White’s Ferry in 2021 after the previous owner ended operations in 2020. The closure was the result of a dispute with the owner of the ferry landing on the Virginia side of the Potomac River.

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