Valley View Ferry
Marker Number 1378
County Madison
Location 12 mi. N. of Richmond at Ky. River, KY 169
Description The oldest continuous business of record in Ky. On land acquired by John Craig in 1780 through a military warrant, the Virginia Assembly granted a perpetual and irrevocable franchise to establish ferry in 1785. Ferry is presently named for the location in picturesque Valley View community. Presented by Claude C. Howard and Family. Owners since 1950.
