Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Paducah's River Industry
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2011
1. Paducah's River Industry was the city's life blood. Marker
Inscription.
Paducah's river industry was the city's lifeblood. Steamboats and tobacco were critical to the area's economy in the late 1880's. Mule-drawn transfer wagons moved hogshead barrels of tobacco that weighed around 1,600 pounds each. Nearly 20,000 barrels were stored annually in the area for two to three years. Steamboats carried mixed cargo and passengers. Paducah was a major port and distribution center because of its strategic location at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers and close proximity to the Mississippi and Cumberland Rivers. (From an 1890's photograph)
Paducah's river industry was the city's lifeblood. Steamboats and tobacco were critical to the area's economy in the late 1880's. Mule-drawn transfer wagons moved hogshead barrels of tobacco that weighed around 1,600 pounds each. Nearly 20,000 barrels were stored annually in the area for two to three years. Steamboats carried mixed cargo and passengers. Paducah was a major port and distribution center because of its strategic location at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers and close proximity to the Mississippi and Cumberland Rivers. (From an 1890's photograph)
Erected by Paducah~McCracken County Riverport Authority.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 37° 5.314′ N, 88° 35.659′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. Marker is on North Water Street. This mural is between Union Gen. U.S. Grant and the churches. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paducah KY 42001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Paducah's River Industry was the city's life blood. Marker
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2011
3. Paducah's River Industry was the city's life blood. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 470 times since then and 8 times this year. Last updated on September 24, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 21, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.