Sign Reads: In 1728 Edmund Ennett established a ferry at this site. The ferry became a key element in the Post Road linking Suffolk, VA with Charleston, SC. By 1759 two ferries operated here, one from each bank of New River. Robert Snead was the proprietor of the ferry on the north shore, and the community that developed on the banks of the crossing site became known as "Sneads Ferry." Dedicated men such as Caroline Pearson propelled the ferry until it was replaced with a bridge in 1939.