Liberation
The Oud-Vossemeer ferry played a role in the liberation, in November 1944. Tholen had already been liberated, but on the other side there were still Germans. Some young men from the OD (Ordedienst – Local Militia) tried to put up some resistance to the Germans. German snipers, however, were able to kill two of them: Bou Kooijman and Cornelis Franken.
The end
Work started on digging the Scheldt-Rhine canal at the end of the 1960s. That also meant the end of the ferry. At the end of 1972, the ferry failed an inspection, and on February 28, 1973, its shaft was bent. That meant the final end of the ferry between the two Vossemeers. The new bridge was opened for pedestrians on November 8, 1973, and to other traffic from April 11, 1974.
A dike was built in front of the houses (which you are now standing on) to hold back any high water. The concrete structures in front of the houses on the harbour, with space for bracing bars, have therefore become redundant, but they are still clearly recognizable.