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Cloverport's First Trading Post - 1814

The first trading post in Cloverport was located on the north banks of Clover Creek
in the vicinity of the Jess Brown property.

It was an ideal location for Breckinridge Countians to float their products down the
creek when the water was high to barter and trade with goods brought in by big keel
boats from above - Salt was an item most in demand at that time.

Jame Winwright Flannigan accompanied his father Charles to Kentucky from Albermarlo,
Va. and later they settled in Joeville in 1814.

The trading post was built of logs and was very large.  Mr. Flannigan was a
progressive business man and from time to time enlarged his building.  So
successfull was this business to the community he eventually acquired a flotilla of
flat boats on the Ohio River and each year he sent these flat boats to New Orleans
and returned on foot.

The flat boats were laden with hoop-poles, staves, bacon, and all other common
products of the farmer.  At this time the hoop and stave company was the only source
of employment for the residents and cash for the settlers who had plenty of lumber.

A few years later the trading post was moved to the west end of town closer to the
river (former Julian H Brown store corner).  During the stay of the Flannigan family
they made notable contributions to the town.

Around the year 1820 he built a new residence of logs on the hill (known as
Satterfield Homestead) later the house was raised to two stories and weather
boarded.  Since that time each occupant made similar improvements.

After Texas gained their independence they got the Texas fever and Mr. Flannigan
sold out and went to Rust County, Texas in 1843.  Their son, Webster was born here
January 9, 1832 thus becoming a native born son of Cloverport.

When they arrived in Texas both father and son became interested in politics and
both became Lieutenant Governor of the State of Texas.  With this notable
contribution Cloverport gave to the states one Lt. Governor, 2 Governors, and a
Supreme Court Justice, Wiley B. Rutledge.

In a corner lot of this farm lies the remains of the wife and mother Elizabeth
September 2, 1833.

Incidently, the Cavalry and many Confederate soldiers were quartered there during
one winter.  That was the winter a terrible epidemic of small pox broke out in town,
many of the soldiers died that winter and were buried there in a common grave.  Many
Cloverport people died during the epidemic.  There were 80 cases in town.  The town
was quarantined for weeks.




Additional Comments:
Courtesy of Jan Pate and the Cloverport History Museum

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