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Merrimac Ferry. The Merrimac Ferry is a ferry that crosses the Wisconsin River between Columbia and Sauk Counties in Wisconsin. Its western point is located near the village of Merrimac on State Highway 113. The eastern point is located in Okee, Wisconsin.
The Confederate Merrimack or Merrimac was originally a wooden frigate. Federal troops fled the ship when they evacuated the Naval yard at Portsmouth, Virginia in 1861. Confederate forces raised it, and then covered the ship with iron plates.