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

Alben W. Barkley / Barkley's Grave

Alben W. Barkley Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 25, 2020

1. Alben W. Barkley Marker

Inscription.
Alben W. BarkleyAlben W. Barkley, Vice President of United States, 1949-53. Member U. S. Senate, 1927-49 and 1955-56; Senate Democratic leader 13 years; House of Representatives 1913-27. Born Lowes, Ky., 1877. Came to Paducah 1898. Elected to first public office as McCracken County Attorney, 1905. County Judge, 1909. Buried in Mt. Kenton Cemetery, in 1956. Loved and honored by nation.

Barkley's Grave Alben W. Barkley, “The Veep” was Senate majority leader under Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Vice-Pres. under President Harry S. Truman. He died April 30, 1956 while addressing a mock Democratic Convention at Washington and Lee Univ. His last words were: “I would rather be a servant in the house of the Lord than sit in the seats of the mighty.”

Erected 1967 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1112.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Former U.S. Presidents: #33 Harry S. Truman, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location.

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37° 2.666′ N, 88° 39.412′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. Marker is at the intersection of Lone Oak Road (U.S. 45) and Carson Road, on the right when traveling south on Lone Oak Road. Marker is at entrance to Mt. Kenton Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2505 Lone Oak Rd, Paducah KY 42003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Whitehaven (approx. half a mile away); Paducah Community College (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Lone Oak (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Christian Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Angles / “The Veep” (approx. 1.2 miles away); Unity Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Immanuel Baptist (approx. 1.8 miles away); Forrest's Bivouac (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paducah.

Also see . . . Alben W. Barkley (Wikipedia). (Submitted on October 28, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Barkley's Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 25, 2020

2. Barkley's Grave Marker

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 25, 2020

3. Alben W. Barkley Marker

Alben William Barkley image. Click for full size.

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4. Alben William Barkley

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on September 24, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.