The Ferry House in Wetipquin, Wicomico County, has a recorded history of operations dating back to at least the 1900 Census. At that time, James Brown, his wife Leavenia Hackett Brown, their six children, and a nephew named Thomas Hackett, who worked as a farm laborer, resided there. This household was involved in operating the ferry.
An earlier appeal concerning transportation issues in the area was made on September 26, 1876, by I. J. Cooper of Wetipquin. In an article published in the Salisbury Advertiser, Cooper addressed the Wicomico County Commissioners, highlighting the disadvantages faced by residents due to the absence of bridges over the Wetipquin Creek. He noted that the creek divided the Tyaskin District nearly in half and emphasized the lack of a public ferry and the consequent inconvenience for those needing to travel to the voting place in Nanticoke Point. Cooper called upon the commissioners and other interested parties to address the issue by constructing a bridge over Wetipquin Creek.
