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

McCracken County Courthouse

Photographed by Shane Oliver, May 1, 2021

1. McCracken County Courthouse Marker

Inscription.

1825~First courthouse built of logs at Wilmington

1832~County seat moved to Paducah.

1861~First courthouse at this site, then at edge of town.

1943~Present building occupied.

Marker presented by McCracken Co. Civic Beautification Board

Reverse:
First courthouse on this site finished 1861 and occupied almost immediately by Union Army. Used as a Civil War hospital. Present building erected 1940-43 with help of Works Progress Administration. Total cost of courthouse $344,919. Over.

Erected 1970 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1377.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 37° 4.985′ N, 88° 35.947′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. It is on South 6th Street south of Washington Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on walkway into the Court House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 S 6th St, 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 walking distance of this marker: Korea (within shouting distance of this marker);

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McCracken County Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); "Old Judge Priest" (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish American War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Global War on Terrorism Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Congressmen Representing First District Which Included Jackson Purchase, 1819-1995 (about 300 feet away); Proudly Dedicated to the Kentuckians (about 300 feet away); Dolly McNutt Plaza (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paducah.

McCracken County Courthouse Marker Reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, May 1, 2021

2. McCracken County Courthouse Marker Reverse

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2011

3. McCracken County Courthouse Marker

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 10, 2020

4. McCracken County Courthouse Marker

Reverse side of the marker, facing the old courthouse

Wilmington County Courthouse (First courthouse) Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2011

5. Wilmington County Courthouse (First courthouse) Mural

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,054 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on September 17, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 4. submitted on August 11, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 5. submitted on September 17, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.