Gapgonnaruseonchakjangseokchungno

This site connected Wolgot-myeon in Gimpo-gun with Gapgot-ri in Ganghwa-eup, where the walled town of Ganghwado Island stood, by ferry. King Injo crossed here during the first Manchu invasion (1627), and during the second Manchu invasion (1636) Grand Prince Bongrim escorted the king across at this spot; it was also the scene of fierce fighting against French forces during the French campaign against Korea (Byeongin yangyo, 1866). Originally there were no ferry facilities here, only a tidal mudflat, but in 1419, during the reign of King Sejong, Park Sin, who was overseeing construction works, is said to have used his own funds to build the landing while in exile in Tongjin-hyeon. It was then used for about 500 years, until the early 1900s, as an important crossing point for people travelling between Ganghwado Island and the mainland. Around 1920 a new ferry crossing was set up between Seongdong-ri and Yongjeong-ri in Ganghwa, and the old crossing was closed; it was closed entirely in 1970 when Ganghwa Bridge opened. Today it is inaccessible because of barbed-wire fencing along the shore. The appearance of both the Gimpo and Ganghwa sides of the Gapgot ferry landing is well depicted in the Gangdobu jido (Map of Gangdo Prefecture), a late-19th-century map held in the Seoul National University Library.

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Where it is

Region

Gimpo, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물