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

Paducah Community College

Photographed by Richard Hawkins, July 3, 2025

1. Paducah Community College Marker

Inscription. Founded at 707 Broadway in 1932, this is oldest non-denominational two-year college in Ky. Originally private, Paducah. Jr. College was a municipal institution, 1936-1968. In 1949-53 college became focal point of NAACP's successful efforts to integrate higher education. Since 1968, school has been part of Community College System of the University of Kentucky.

Erected 1982 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 1721.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.

Location. 37° 3.345′ N, 88° 39.625′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. It is at the intersection of Alben Barkley Drive (U.S. 62) and Clint Hill Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Alben Barkley Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4805 Alben Barkley Dr, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oklahoma City Bombing Victims (approx. half a mile away); First Christian Church (approx. half a mile away); Whitehaven (approx. 0.6 miles away); Unity Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Angles / “The Veep” (approx.

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0.8 miles away); Alben W. Barkley / Barkley's Grave (approx. 0.8 miles away); Paducah Federal Building Columns (approx. 0.9 miles away); Immanuel Baptist (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paducah.

Photographed by Richard Hawkins, July 3, 2025

2. Paducah Community College Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 25, 2020

3. Paducah Community College Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 25, 2020

4. Paducah Community College Marker

Marker (to the left) is at entrance to college.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2025, by Richard Hawkins of Phelan, California. 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.