Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

First Baptist Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 25, 2020

1. First Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Organized as mission, New Bethel Church 1839; constituted as church Nov. 14, 1840. First met courthouse at 2nd and Kentucky; 1st building, 300 block Broadway; 2nd and 3rd buildings at 5th and Jefferson. Second building seized by Union army, 1861, for use as hospital during Civil War. Present, 4th, building dedicated May 9, 1965.

Erected 1965 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 868.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 37° 4.325′ N, 88° 38.039′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. It is on Broadway Street east of Keiler Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2890 Broadway Street, 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

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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: Church of Christ (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The 1937 Flood (about 500 feet away); Westminster United Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Temple Israel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oscar Turner (approx. half a mile away); Otis Dinning Drive (approx. 0.6 miles away); Immanuel Baptist (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paducah.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 25, 2020

2. First Baptist Church Marker

First Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 25, 2020

3. First Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 407 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 28, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.