Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Gen. George Rogers Clark
Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 10, 2020
1. Gen. George Rogers Clark Marker
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant landed here Sept. 6, 1861 to occupy Paducah for Federal Union.
Capt. Jack B. Sleeth laid first successful submarine cable, 1847. It reached from foot of Campbell St. to Illinois shore.
Presented 1963 by the Woodmen of the World
Erected 1963 by Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 575.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.
Location. 37° 5.269′ N, 88° 35.624′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. It is on The Foot of Broadway east of South Water Street. Marker is at Paducah's Riverfront park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27 The Foot of Broadway, Paducah KY 42001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lock and Dam 52 (a few steps from this marker); Area riverbeds (a few steps from this marker); Paducah's Riverfront (a few steps from this marker); Construction in the 1840s (a few steps from
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More about this marker. Unlike some Kentucky Historical Society markers, this one repeats on both sides.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 10, 2020
2. Gen. George Rogers Clark Marker
At Paducah Riverfront
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
