Cloverport History 1803-1813

Cloverport History 1803-1813. . , In 1803 Houston applied to establish a town east of Clover Creek. The court granted the petition and set aside 150 acres of land for the town of Joeville. One of the earliest established businesses in the new town was the trading post, owned and operated by Charles Flannigan., By 1808, a stagecoach delivered mail from Muldraugh through Meade County and Breckinridge County to Joeville. The Wharfmaster distributed the mail, which also arrived by riverboat. More construction was taking place and Joeville became the shipping point for most of Breckinridge County. More boats docked on a regular schedule, some staying for weeks., Wood was necessary for construction and wood burning vessels. During the winter months when the water was high, logs were floated in the creek to saw mills or to boats waiting to buy wood., Joseph Houston died in 1813, leaving his estate to his son-in-law, Colonel David R. Murray. Colonel Murray was a tobacco dealer and the husband of Eliza Houston. Murray expanded the holdings in the area, which already included the ferry, wharf, and the warehouse, by building the first hotel and later adding a tavern.