The ferry is the oldest continuously operating business in Kentucky, founded by John Craig under perpetual license from the Virginia assembly.

Captain Will Horn, who has operated the ferry for eight years, explains that there has been a 25-30% increase in passengers since dropping the admission fee.

[5] For more than 200 years, the Valley View Ferry has carried people across the Kentucky River and, in 1998, received $200,000 in renovations to keep it running in the future.

Valley View was a popular destination for river excursions, getting passengers' attention on vessels such as Falls City ii and various showboats.

After visiting various locations along its route, including High Bridge, the steamboat would dock at the Valley View, its business, before returning and heading to Louisville.

10 years later, it brought river transportation, passenger and freight rail services, one hotel, one church, three general stores, a post office, two sawmills, and more.

By 1890, the Southern Lumber Company, which operated a steam-powered band sawmill three stories high, got its electric light plant and telephone system, which connected the mill, the office, the four boom docks, a store, and the freight depot.

The chairman, W. A Wentworth, ends the letter by stating once they receive his check, they can proceed and move on with everything discussed about the marker.

[10] Transportation challenges As of 2024, there have been ongoing traffic delays caused by 18-wheelers traveling on Tates Creek Road to the Valley View Ferry, even though several signs leading up to the dock prohibit it.