Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Paducah, Kentucky
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McCracken County
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 3, 2021
1. Paducah, Kentucky side of the marker
Paducah, Kentucky. McCracken county seat, founded by Gen. William Clark of Lewis and Clark Expedition at confluence of Ohio and Tennessee Rivers. Named for legendary Indian Chief Paduke. Home of Vice Pres. Alben Barkley and birthplace of Irvin S. Cobb. First occupied in Civil War by Gen. U. S. Grant. Becaine supply base of his Miss. River campaign. Great Atomic Energy plant nearby.
McCracken County.
Formed, 1824, from Hickman County.
Named for Capt. Virgil McCracken
of Woodford County, Ky. who was
killed in Battle of River Raisin
near Detroit during War of 1812.
Area 237 square miles. Ohio and
Tennessee Rivers brought industry
dependent on river transportation.
First county seat at Wilmington,
1825, and moved to Paducah, 1832.
Government is County Commission.
Erected 1966 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 919.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society
this page online
Location. 37° 3.322′ N, 88° 34.301′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. It is on Irvin Cobb Drive 0.1 miles east of Bethel Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3049 Irvin Cobb Dr, Paducah KY 42003, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Confederate Flag of Welcome / Rescue of Flag (approx. 1.1 miles away); Clark's Army Camped / Clark's Land (approx. 1½ miles away); Paducah Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 1.9 miles away); Col. Ed Murray's Home (approx. 2.1 miles away); Burks Chapel A.M.E. Church
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 3, 2021
2. McCracken County side of the marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 3, 2021
3. Paducah, Kentucky / McCracken County Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 311 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
