Cloverport in Breckinridge County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Early Shipping Point

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

1. Early Shipping Point Marker

Inscription. Cloverport, an important shipping point beginning in 1798 when Joe Houston came from Va.: built home and started trading and shipping business. Flatboats carried Ky. tobacco, other goods for sale in New Orleans. Boats sold as lumber. Men came back over Natchez trace. Houston operated first ferry here in 1802. Shipping increased and steamboats came into use, 1820.

Erected 1965 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 860.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.

Location. 37° 50.204′ N, 86° 38.191′ W. Marker is in Cloverport, Kentucky, in Breckinridge County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (State Road 2200) and Oak Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 506 West Main Street, Cloverport KY 40111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s

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Western Coal Field.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Breckinridge County Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cloverport Veterans Monument (about 600 feet away); Lincoln Family Trail (about 600 feet away); First Coal Oil (about 700 feet away); Cloverport History 1729-1802 (approx. ¼ mile away); Cloverport History 1803-1813 (approx. ¼ mile away); Cloverport History 1816-1828 (approx. ¼ mile away); Cloverport History 1830-1860 (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cloverport.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

2. Early Shipping Point Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.