Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Paducah Federal Building Columns
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 8, 2024
1. Paducah Federal Building Columns Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
Location. 37° 2.586′ N, 88° 39.673′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. It is on Kathy west of Rieke Road, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in the Stone Hedge section of Mt. Kenton Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2535 Lone Oak Rd, 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: Alben W. Barkley / Barkley's Grave (approx. Ό mile away); Oklahoma City Bombing Victims (approx. 0.7 miles away); Whitehaven (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Lone Oak (approx. 0.9 miles away); Paducah Community College (approx. 0.9 miles away); First Christian Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Angles / The Veep (approx. 1.4 miles away); Unity Church (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paducah.
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 8, 2024
2. Paducah Federal Building Columns Marker
U.S. Treasury; via University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Public Domain), 1901
3. The 1885 Federal Courthouse and Post Office, Paducah
Located at Broadway and 5th Street, the building was completed and occupied in September, 1883. The construction cost was $128,032.13.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
