ROUGHTON’S STORE AT FORT LANDING was busy when U.S. 64 motorists waited for the ferry to take them across Alligator River to East Lake.  To ward off inquisitive tourists Roughton posted a sign: “Don’t ask me anything because if I knew anything I wouldn’t be here.” The highway was moved soon after World War II to shorten the ferry trip to 30 minutes and accommodate deeper-draft ferries that carried 22 cars, and Roughton’s store closed forever.