Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
"Duke of Paducah"
Photographed by Shane Oliver, May 1, 2021
1. "Duke of Paducah" Marker
Irving Shrewsbury Cobb, 1876-1944. One of Paducah's famous sons. "A first-class humorist from a conversational gesture to a book wit who made all the world laugh with him." Author of more than sixty books, short story writer, recipient of O'Henry Award, movie actor, lecturer. Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, France 1918.
Erected 2007 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways; presented by Paducah Rotary Club. (Marker Number 795.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Rotary International series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
Location. 37° 5.129′ N, 88° 36.057′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. It is on Broadway Street east of North 7th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 612 Broadway St, 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 walking distance of this marker: 8th U.S. Heavy Artillery (Colored) (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Francis de Sales (within shouting distance of this marker); Broadway Methodist
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Also see . . . Irving Shrewsbury Cobb - Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 22, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2011
2. "Duke of Paducah" Marker
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2011
3. "Duke of Paducah" Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,344 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 2, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
