. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. who was themother of the late Dr. W. P. McNite,of Shirleysburg. DRAKES FERRY Drakes Ferry, which flourished be-fore the canal was built, was estab-lished by Samuel Drake, Sr., in Samuel Drake served in theRevolutionary War his service baingprior to that date. Samuel Drake waswas the grandfather of FranklinDrake of Newton Hamilton and Ross of Mount Union, andthe great grandfather of D. S. Drake,of Huntingdon und they trace theirlineage back to Sir Francis Drake, thecelebrated English Admiial and ex-plorer. This S
. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. who was themother of the late Dr. W. P. McNite,of Shirleysburg. DRAKES FERRY Drakes Ferry, which flourished be-fore the canal was built, was estab-lished by Samuel Drake, Sr., in Samuel Drake served in theRevolutionary War his service baingprior to that date. Samuel Drake waswas the grandfather of FranklinDrake of Newton Hamilton and Ross of Mount Union, andthe great grandfather of D. S. Drake,of Huntingdon und they trace theirlineage back to Sir Francis Drake, thecelebrated English Admiial and ex-plorer. This Samuel Drake was a na-tive of New .lersey, born about establishment of the ferry was anotaible enteapriss and was the lanlycrossing n>lace on the Juniata Riivefor the traveling public, situated alongthe thoroughfare running from Stand-ingiStoneaTjd the west to Shirley Chaaibersburg, Hagerstown, Harpers Feriyand Baltimore. The route was orig-inally an Indian trail, and was after-wards used by the Whites as a tavern was connected with this. 115 ferry, where travelers would generallystop over night and proceed on theirway in the morning. The tavern andstables were on the north side of theriver, just west of the old countybridge. in 1783 Samuel Drake cameinto possession of 50 acres of landknown as the ferry tract, and huer(ITiMM took up 150 additional acres,which was known as the Matilda fur-nace farm. Thi ; fu:niC3 wasoiiilt afcjut1836 and named after a daughter ofSamuel Drake, who was married toCapt. Caldwell, who died from received in the Mexican Samuel Drake came into pos-session of 95 more acres of groundjust east of the furnace property, andlater this Avas the homestead farm ofhis sen, .James. About 300 acres ofland, then, were owned in the vicinityof Mount Tuion, by Mr. Drake. Heran the ferry until liis two sons. Jamesand Samuel. .Ir., were old enough totake charge. James, who was thegrandfather of D. S. Draice cf Hunt-ingdon, ran ih&l
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