In 1861, the Mississippi River provided a potential avenue of invasion for the Union army into the seceded Southern states. In Sept., to preempt such a move, Confederate Gen. Leonidas Polk occupied and fortified the river bluffs at Columbus and . . . — — Map (db m275226) HM
On Park Road 0.5 miles north of Carrington Street.
Red Cross agent Marion Rust came to
Columbus after its destruction in
1927 by Mississippi floods. Noting
river bank cave-ins. Rust directed
relocation of town. Exploring area,
he found remains of Confederate
garrison and envisioned Civil . . . — — Map (db m289927) HM
Home to thousands of men, women, and children, the Cherokee Nation once spread across parts of Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama. The 1830 Indian Removal Act required that the Cherokee surrender their land and move west.
In 1838, . . . — — Map (db m289926) HM
Proposed in 1946 & opened in 1951, the only state park in Kentucky developed for African Americans. Closed by 1964. after Gov. Combs 1963 Exec. Order ended segregation in public facilities. 300 acres, beach, rental cottages, kitchen & dining hall, . . . — — Map (db m105930) HM
On Mayfield Highway at Houser Road, on the right when traveling south on Mayfield Highway.
One of the earliest landowners in
the
Jackson
Purchase,
Davis
represented Calloway (now Marshall)
County in the state legislature,
1824. Davis also served as justice
of
the peace and sheriff of
Calloway County. He installed the
first . . . — — Map (db m170162) HM
On Main Street at East 12th Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
Totalitarianism is a constant
threat to our freedom. We would
like to salute these men for
giving the supreme sacrifice,
that we may keep that freedom.
1961 Vietnam Conflict 1973
Dunigan, Jerry Wayne
Gipson, Ronnie Lee . . . — — Map (db m124052) HM
On Poplar Street (U.S. 641) at 16th Street, on the right when traveling north on Poplar Street.
On March 23, 1864, two days before the Battle of Paducah, detached forces of Confederate Gen. Nathan B. Forrest's cavalry coming up from Columbus, Miss., and Union troops, both searching for horses, met by accident near here. In two skirmishes which . . . — — Map (db m123657) HM
On Poplar Street at East 12th Street, on the left when traveling north on Poplar Street.
For John Marshall, 1755-1835, Chief Justice of the United States, 1801-1835, "principal founder of judicial review and of American system of constitutional law." Area first settled about time of the Jackson Purchase in 1818. First church west of . . . — — Map (db m123672) HM
On East 17th Street at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East 17th Street.
Born in 1882 near Jonathan Creek,
he graduated from Southern Normal
School (now WKU) in 1902. After
teaching in rural districts, he was
elected head of Benton schools in
1905. Four years later, he helped
estab. first high school in . . . — — Map (db m170158) HM
On 1309 Main Street (U.S. 641) north of East 14th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Owner and editor of Benton Tribune and Mayfield Messenger and author of a Marshall County history lived here. Lemon, in 1884, also founded Big Singing Day. This evolved from Southern Harmony, a hymn-singing custom popular in early . . . — — Map (db m123656) HM
On Main Street at East 12th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Born in Benton, 1918, Joe Creason often spoke of his birthplace as "the only town in Kentucky where I was born." He became an outstanding journalist. His daily column, "Joe Creason's Kentucky," in Louisville Courier-Journal won him wide . . . — — Map (db m123669) HM
On East 11th Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling west on East 11th Street.
Over 400 Confederate Soldiers and over 200 Union Soldiers from Marshall County served during the War Between the States. This cannon is dedicated in their memory. — — Map (db m124050) WM
On Eggners Ferry Road (Kentucky Route 408) 0.1 miles east of Shelby McCallum Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Born in Tn. in 1917, he moved to Benton in 1939 to manage the old Benton Theater. He served in the Army during WWII, then returned home & opened several drive-in theaters. He founded WCBL AM, Dec. 1954 and operated it for the remainder of his life. . . . — — Map (db m123654) HM
On Foust Sledd Road 0.3 miles south of Whispering Hill Lane, on the right when traveling south.
In June 1842, nine justice met at James Clark's home near the spring on west side of old Benton-Paducah Rd. and organized first Marshall Co. Court. They were James Brien, Enos Faughn, Joel Gilbert, John McElrath, Robert Elliott, Wm. Rice, Absalom . . . — — Map (db m170164) HM
On Aspen Street Southeast just south of Railroad Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling south.
Calvert City was named for Potilla
Calvert, who built "Oak Hill” in
1860. He gave the land to railroad
company so that the railroad might
run by his home. He also saw to it
that provisions were made for food
and shelter for those who . . . — — Map (db m170119) HM
On Kentucky Dam Road 0.5 miles east of U.S. 62/641.
The Tennessee River has its headwaters in the mountains of Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. The main stream forms at Knoxville, where the Houston and the French Broad Rivers join.
The valley, 41,000 square miles in area, . . . — — Map (db m300992) HM
On U.S. 68 north of Barge Island Road (State Route 962), on the right when traveling north.
Birmingham, six miles north, was one of the oldest settlements in Marshall County and a major early boat landing. Settled 1849; named by British settlers for Birmingham, England. Town covered as Kentucky Lake formed; Kentucky Dam built, 1938-44. The . . . — — Map (db m123652) HM
8,500 Sq.Mi. Area, former Tribal lands of Chickasaw Indians. U.S. paid $300,000 for tract in 1818 after negotiations by Gen. Andrew Jackson and Gov. Isaac Shelby. Bordered by Tenn., Ohio and Miss. Rivers. Now comprises KY's 8 and Tenn's 20 . . . — — Map (db m105927) HM
On Clarks River Road (U.S. 62) south of Indian Oaks Trailer Park, on the right when traveling south.
(side 1)
Clark's Army Camped
On June 27, 1778, George Rogers Clark's army of about 200 faithful followers landed on nearby Owen's Island, just 4 days after starting from Corn Island at Falls of Ohio. A small hunting party appeared . . . — — Map (db m158713) HM
On Woodville Road (Kentucky Route 725) at Old Hobbs Road, on the right when traveling east on Woodville Road.
Organized Jan. 14, 1843 as Newton's Creek Church with fifteen charter members. Elder Henry Richardson was first pastor and served 1843-46. Church attained present name in 1847, after site chosen for first house of worship. Next church built 1853; . . . — — Map (db m216291) HM
On Broadway Street east of North 7th Street, on the right when traveling east.
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 . . . — — Map (db m47263) HM
On South Water Street south of Kentucky Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
The Boy Scouts of America began in February of 1910. During the first year, The Reverend Clinton S. Quin, Rector of Grace Episcopal Church, organized a a troop, which his parish sponsored, to serve the boys of Paducah. Troop 1 is recognized as one . . . — — Map (db m48506) HM
Gen. William Clark, the founder of Paducah, designated the Second Street area as a location for public affairs. The original name for Second Street was "Market" reflecting its use as a trading center. The original Market House was built of logs in . . . — — Map (db m49752) HM
Here for six years presided William Sutton Bishop, the famed Judge Priest of Irvin S. Cobb's stories. Judge Bishop, 1839-1902, was First District Circuit Court Judge from 1891 to 1897. Served in 7th Ky. Conf. Inf. "This was a man." Paducah Bar . . . — — Map (db m47268) HM
On Broadway Street at Manne Way/North Second Street, on the right when traveling west on Broadway Street.
In 1827, Gen. Wm. Clark purchased 37,000 acres of land, including the site on which Paducah now stands, for $5. This land, part of a Revolutionary War grant to his brother, George Rogers Clark, was secured from George Woolfolk, of Louisville, who . . . — — Map (db m47259) HM
On North Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
This chain secured the Paducah Wharfboat until 1930 It was originally used as a stay-chain in 1861 in the fortifications on the river in Columbus, KY It was presented to the city of Paducah in 1987 by the Dismukes Family
Julian M. Dismukes . . . — — Map (db m174534) HM
On North 8th Street south of Adams Street, on the right when traveling south.
Traditionally on August 8, African Americans assemble in Paducah to celebrate freedom and pay tribute to their roots. They gather annually for dances, ballgames, and picnics, as a family occasion and in a spirit of community remembrance. In some . . . — — Map (db m158747) HM
On North 5th Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling east on North 5th Street.
During the Civil War, Paducah was the first city in Ky. where an African American regiment, the 8th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, was officially organized & credited to the state. Parts of other black regiments also recruited here. Slaves who . . . — — Map (db m154726) HM
On Broadway Street at 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on Broadway Street.
During February 1864, the Adjutant General of the U.S. Army, Lorenzo Thomas, under the direction of the Secretary of War, Edwin L. Stanton, authorized the recruitment of African Americans by the Union Army in Kentucky. The 8th United States Heavy . . . — — Map (db m48462) HM
On South Water Street south of Kentucky Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
This Carnegie Public Library opened at 826 Broadway in October 1904 with a grant of $35,000 from Andrew Carnegie. The book collection contained 1,800 volumes. The Library served at this location until a fire in 1964 forced it to move into temporary . . . — — Map (db m48503) HM
On North 5th Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling north on North 5th Street.
Col. Albert P. Thompson, fell here in Battle of Paducah, March 25, 1864, victim of Union cannonball. He commanded the 3rd Ky. Inf. CSA. The battle climaxed Gen. Nathan B. Forrest's memorable raid seeking medical supplies and munitions. Thompson, . . . — — Map (db m154944) HM
On The Foot of Broadway east of South Water Street, on the right when traveling east.
(top:)
With the black scorch of burned riverfront warehouses before them, the Cherokee on the Drane detachment moored at Paducah in July 1838. The waterfront was still recovering from a great fire two months earlier. The Cherokee . . . — — Map (db m154711) HM
On Lone Oak Road (U.S. 45) at Carson Road, on the right when traveling south on Lone Oak Road.
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 . . . — — Map (db m233372) HM
On Broadway Street at 3rd Street (Business U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east on Broadway Street.
McCracken County Chapter chartered May 14, 1917. Organized by Mrs. A.R. Meyers, with W. F. Paxton as first Chairman. Initial WWI fund drive raised $42,000. During great Ohio Valley Flood of 1937 carried on an amazing evacuation and relief program. . . . — — Map (db m47253) HM
On Alben Barkley Drive (U.S. 62) at Cardinal Lane, on the right when traveling east on Alben Barkley Drive.
Angles
Home of Alben W. Barkley, 1937-56. A good example of Greek Revival architecture. Built in 1868 by Col. Quintus Quincy Quigley. Location on sharp angles of three tracts of land source of its name. In early married life Barkley and wife . . . — — Map (db m158844) HM
Ann I. Baker Ann Baker had idea for professional women's club in Paducah. Business Women's Club held first meeting, Sept. 1920, chartered Oct. 1920. Name changed to Paducah Business and Professional Women. Baker also served as first president . . . — — Map (db m47242) HM
Area riverbeds are rich with mussels whose shells, when polished, have a luster suitable for processing into "pearl" buttons. In the late 19th century, mussels were harvested by brailing from the river bottoms; they were then cooked in vats for meat . . . — — Map (db m49181) HM
Alben William Barkley (1877~1956)
Elected McCracken County Attorney, County Judge, U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator, Barkley served Harry Truman as Vice-President and was known as the "Veep". He was re-elected to the U.S. Senate in 1955. . . . — — Map (db m49749) HM
On Broadway Street east of 6th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Alben W. Barkley, Congressman, U.S. Senator and Vice President, began practice of law here, 1901. He had read law for two years in offices of Rep. Charles K. Wheeler and Judge Wm. Sutton Bishop, the old Judge Priest of Irvin Cobb's stories. . . . — — Map (db m47262) HM
On 25 March 1864, Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest seized the city of Paducah. His purpose was to strike Federal forces, break up guerilla bands, recover deserters, recruit and reoutfit his men. He arrived in the outskirts of the . . . — — Map (db m154941) HM
On South Water Street at Kentucky Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Water Street.
In 1966, Mayor Tom Wilson, a civic-minded Paducah native, was encouraged by then Kentucky Governor Ned Brethitt, to organize a celebration of the state's bicentennial. He envisioned festivities right on the riverfront where the city's history . . . — — Map (db m49194) HM
On Kentucky Avenue just north of South 9th Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Boy Scouts of America
was
incorporated on February 8. 1910.
During that first year, Reverend Clinton
S. Quin, Rector of Grace Episcopal,
Church, organized Troop 1 in Paducah.
By 2016, Grace Episcopal Church had
continuously chartered . . . — — Map (db m170145) HM
On Broadway Street at 7th St, on the left when traveling east on Broadway Street.
Paducah's oldest institution. Founded 1832. First edifice erected 1842 on northwest corner Broadway at 4th. Relocated 1875 on southwest corner Broadway at 7th. Moved to present site 1896. Destroyed by fire 1929; rebuilt 1930. Judge Wm. Sutton . . . — — Map (db m47265) HM
On North Water Street at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Water Street.
This scene shows Broadway, Paducah's main street, in the 1940's when the downtown area was the center for the community's retail, business, and entertainment activities. Such downtown landmarks as the Guthrie Building, 1937 Post Office, Palmer House . . . — — Map (db m49517) HM
On Ohio Street at South 7th Street, on the right when traveling west on Ohio Street.
Organized ca. 1871 at home of Dinah Jarrett with 12 members. Named for founder, Moses Burks. On this site was first structure, frame church. Brick church built, 1874. In 1911, under the Rev. P. A. Nichols, present edifice was constructed. Rev. G. H. . . . — — Map (db m158746) HM
On South Water Street south of Broadway Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Chickasaw tribe claimed all of Kentucky and Tennessee west of the Tennessee River until a treaty in 1819. Therefore, on November 11, 1803, traders, trappers and Chickasaw natives took little notice of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Corps of . . . — — Map (db m48706) HM
On Jefferson Street near North 19th Street, in the median.
Chief of sub~tribe of Chickasaw Indians, who lived and hunted in this area until Jackson Purchase, 1818. Land here then owned by Gen. William Clark, who founded Paducah; named it in honor of friendly chief. Statue sculptured by Lorado Taft, 1909, . . . — — Map (db m4768) HM
Paducah has long been the foremost hub of the inland marine waterways. Thus, many towboat companies have located here.The christening of the Towboat Eleanor is indicative of the significance of each new vessel that joins the home fleet of the Port . . . — — Map (db m49187) HM
On Broadway Street 0.1 miles west of South 28h Street, on the left when traveling east.
Organized in Paducah in 1906 from a six-week tent meeting. Oldest of Churches of Christ in area. Until one-room structure on Goebel Ave. was built in Aug., 1906, meetings held under tree. Second location, 19th and Broadway, dedicated 1924 and . . . — — Map (db m185618) HM
On Broadway Street just east of North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
The organizer of the American Red Cross in 1881, Clara Barton, came to Paducah March 13, 1884, on the steamboat "Josh V. Throop" to help direct relief work during the Ohio River flood. Relief boats traveled from Pittsburgh to Cairo in first flood . . . — — Map (db m158788) HM
On South 3rd Street (Business U.S. 60) south of Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
House in which Paducah's famed humorist, Irvin S. Cobb, was born in 1876 stood here until 1917. The home of Dr. Reuben Saunders, Cobb's maternal grandfather, a pioneer physician who practiced here 1847-l891. For discovery of a cure for cholera in . . . — — Map (db m158785) HM
On South 6th Street near Ohio Street, on the right when traveling north.
Site of home of Col. Ed Murray who built the USS Merrimac, 1855. Ship was taken by Confederates at Norfolk, April 20, 1861. Rebuilt as “ironclad”, the CSS Virginia. On March 8, 1862, it sank two US ships off Hampton Roads, Va. Next day . . . — — Map (db m158744) HM
On Broadway Street at 3rd Street (Business U.S. 60), on the left when traveling east on Broadway Street.
Here stood the headquarters of Col. Stephen G. Hicks, commander of the USA occupation forces here during Battle of Paducah March 25, 1864. Next day Col. Hicks ordered sixty private homes that had been used by CSA forces as cover near the fort burned . . . — — Map (db m233416) HM
On Farley Place 0.1 miles south of South 3rd Street (Business U.S. 60), on the left when traveling south.
Confederate Flag of Welcome. With the Confederate occupation of Hickman and Columbus in the late summer of 1861, Paducahans were thrilled and flew a large Confederate flag to welcome Southern Army thought on way. As Gen. Grant's Union forces, . . . — — Map (db m158735) HM
On South 7th Street north of Clark Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1792, Kentucky separated from Virginia and became fifteenth state in the Union. It was not until 1818 that Indian lands west of Tennessee River were bought from the Chickasaws and named the Jackson Purchase.
Construction in the 1840s, the two-story Greek Revival structure overlooking the Paducah riverfront was originally the location of the Branch Bank of Louisville, one of the community's first banks. After the Civil War, the building was used for many . . . — — Map (db m49175) HM
On South Water Street at Kentucky Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South Water Street.
Urgency was the order of the day, as construction of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, TVA's Shawnee Steam Plant, and Electric Energy Inc.'s Joppa, Il Steam Plant all began early in 1951. Recognizing the importance to national security, workers . . . — — Map (db m48696) HM
On North 5th Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling north on North 5th Street.
Albert P. Thompson, was born near Murray in Calloway County, Kentucky in 1829. He moved to Paducah and practiced law with the firm of Bigger, Thompson, and Roe there before the Civil War. At the beginning of the War he was elected Lt. Colonel of the . . . — — Map (db m154940) HM
Named for the Honorable Alice (Dolly) McNutt. Member Kentucky House of Representatives, 1976~86. Mayor City of Paducah, 172~76; City Commissioner, 1968~70.
Renowned for her outstanding ability as a public speaker.
Respected for her high . . . — — Map (db m47271) HM
On Broadway Street west of 3rd Street (Business U.S. 60), on the left when traveling east.
On this site stood the office of Reuben Saunders, M.D., credited with discovering that hypodermic use of morphine~atropine halted cholera during epidemic here in 1873. Telegraphed prescription to other plague~stricken areas.
Accepted by Materia . . . — — Map (db m47252) HM
On Park Avenue (Business U.S. 60) west of North 16th Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Outstanding pioneer physician in Western Kentucky for 50 years. Born in Frankfort; died in Paducah. Buried in this cemetery beside his son, Dr. John Bartlett Saunders (1840-1873), also a physician of eminence. John migrated to Honolulu, where he . . . — — Map (db m47218) HM
On South Nelson Park Road, on the right when traveling north.
Front
Dr. Nelson was born in Paris, Ky. and graduated from Lincoln High School in Paducah. During World War I he served in combat as a 1st lieutenant. Returning to his studies, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University in . . . — — Map (db m146182) HM
On The Foot of Broadway east of Water Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky may have declared herself neutral when secession of the Southern states began, but Paducah and most of Western Kentucky took a strongly southern stand. Many of the young men from Paducah enlisted in the Confederate . . . — — Map (db m154926) HM
This building served as Fire Station #5 at 17th and Broadway, from 1910 until 1973, when it was replaced with a modern two-bay structure. In 1910 the city had nine pieces of horse-drawn fire-fighting equipment, including the ladder-hose wagon and . . . — — Map (db m49751) HM
On Broadway Street east of Keiler Street, on the right when traveling east.
Organized as mission, New Bethel Church 1839; constituted as church Nov. 14, 1840. First met courthouse at 2nd and Kentucky; 1st building, 300 block Broadway; 2nd and 3rd
buildings at 5th and Jefferson. Second building seized by Union army, 1861, . . . — — Map (db m158838) HM
On Audubon Drive at Sunset Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Audubon Drive.
Organized, 1849, affiliated with Campbell-Stone Movement in plea for Christian Unity. Located at Seventh and Jefferson, 1895-1965. Tower Bell, cast in 1868, used on area river packets sixty years. Murrell Blvd. Congregation merged following 1937 . . . — — Map (db m158845) HM
On South Water Street south of Broadway Street, on the left when traveling south.
Established in 1827, Wilmington served as the first County Seat. During the flood of February 1832, Braxton Small, serving as the first County Court Clerk for McCracken County (1825-1858), removed all records to Paducah from the original Courthouse . . . — — Map (db m48708) HM
Near South Water Street at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west.
A few feet south of here stood the First Frame House
where Gen William Clark founder of Paducah stayed when he platted the town.
May 26, 1827 — — Map (db m256225) HM
On Broadway Street at North Water Street, on the left when traveling east on Broadway Street.
First Log Cabin
Here in April 1821, three years after the Jackson Purchase, the first home, a round-log cabin, was built by James and William Pore. Only a few Indians remained. James Davis, his wife and three sons, built a shelter soon . . . — — Map (db m47213) HM
On North 7th Street at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on North 7th Street.
Organized October 29, 1842, at home of Judge James Campbell on Broadway, with eight charter members. Rev. A. W. Campbell served as first pastor. Met in homes and courthouse until 1848, when church was built near corner of Third and Kentucky. Moved . . . — — Map (db m158796) HM
On North Water Street at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Water Street.
The centerpiece of this mural is the February 1948 cover of the Enthusiast magazine featuring officers David Drew and Jullian Pryor Slaughter on their Harleys flanking the statue of Chief Paduke. Also shown are: Paducah motorcycle racer "Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m49515) HM
On Old Mayfield Road (State Road 994) at Schmidt Road, on the right when traveling south on Old Mayfield Road.
Gen. Nathan B. Forrest and his CSA troops bivouacked one mile southwest of this spot, after the Battle of Paducah, March 25, 1864. Forrest moved to Mayfield next day where he paroled his men in order that they could visit their homes in western . . . — — Map (db m158892) HM
On Broadway Street (Business U.S. 45) at South 15th Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadway Street.
In a grove of trees at this site, CSA Gen. Nathan B. Forrest had headquarters, Battle of Paducah, March 25, 1864. USA Fort Anderson attacked, warehouses burned, about 60 homes destroyed by USA after battle. CSA lost 300 men, withdrew that night. . . . — — Map (db m91819) HM
On Irvin Cobb Drive/South 21st Street (U.S. 62) at Old Mayfield Road, on the right when traveling west on Irvin Cobb Drive/South 21st Street.
Gen. N. B. Forrest with Thompson's Ky. and Bell's Tenn. Brigades raided Paducah on March 25, 1864. Union's Fort Anderson held with aid of gunboats. Guards at USA warehouse captured. Part of town burned. Supplies of food taken by withdrawing CSA . . . — — Map (db m158836) HM
Union fortification built 1861 and named for Kentuckian Robt. Anderson of Fort Sumter fame. Led by Gen. N.B. Forrest. CSA forces attacked fort on March 25, 1864, seized supplies, and burned wharf. CSA Col. Albert Thompson of Paducah killed. Next . . . — — Map (db m154942) HM
On Fountain Avenue at Monroe Street, on the right when traveling north on Fountain Avenue.
Congregation organized in 1892 as
a mission. Original church built
at 10th & Trimble Sts. In 1908,
Fountain Ave. Methodist Episcopal
Church, South was erected here at
a cost of $35,000; it has been in
continual service since. In . . . — — Map (db m158819) HM
On The Foot of Broadway east of South Water Street.
Gen. George Rogers Clark visited this spot, 1778.
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant landed here Sept. 6, 1861 to occupy Paducah for Federal Union.
Capt. Jack B. Sleeth laid first successful submarine cable, 1847. It reached from foot of Campbell St. . . . — — Map (db m154666) HM
On Madison Street at Fountain Avenue, in the median on Madison Street.
Heroic statue of this Confederate erected in 1909 by his sons and United Daughters of Confederacy. Born in Maryland. Chief engineer, 1855-56, New Orleans and Jackson Railroad, first to enter Paducah. Joined Confederates July 5, 1861. Killed in . . . — — Map (db m158818) HM
On South Water Street at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on South Water Street.
George Rogers Clark 1752-1818, a Virginia surveyor, came to Kentucky to seek his fortune. In 1776, he thwarted the claim of Richard Henderson and Daniel Boone to the territory west of the Appalachians by persuading the Virginia Legislature to create . . . — — Map (db m249947) HM
On Clark Street west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
(front of memorial:)
Marine Sgt. Christopher Todd Heflin
KIA 16/Nov/2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Marine Msgt. Aaron Carl Torian
KIA 15/Feb/2014
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
(plaque on top:)
The events of . . . — — Map (db m155632) WM
Grace Church was organized in 1848 in the home of Adam Rankin Hickman. First structure, built of lumber cut in Louisville and floated downstream, was located on riverfront near Market Street. Consecrated on April 21, 1851.
During Civil War . . . — — Map (db m233373) HM
On North 5th Street north of Park Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
On this spot, September 6, 1861, Gen. U.S. Grant read proclamation to citizens of Paducah announcing that the Union Army was taking possession of town "to defend you" against Confederate attack. The "enemy" had taken "possession of and planted his . . . — — Map (db m154943) HM
On Park Avenue (Business U.S. 60) at North 16th Street, on the right when traveling west on Park Avenue.
Grave of John T. Scopes
Here is buried the man who, at age 24, taught Darwin's theory of evolution to a Dayton, Tennessee, biology class. The Paducah native and University of Kentucky graduate violated a Tennessee law forbidding the . . . — — Map (db m47216) HM
On North 4th Street (Business U.S. 60) south of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south.
Site of a one-story frame store, Hummel's Gunshop. He came here in 1861. Federal soldiers occupying Paducah in Civil War brought their firearms to him for repair. When the Confederates raided the city, March, 1864, they looted his shop, but he had . . . — — Map (db m158791) HM
On Broadway Street east of North 6th Street, on the left when traveling east.
Established in 1897, it is also known as the Fraternity Building. During WWII, it was home of the Paducah-McCracken County Draft Board. Nearly 5,000 men & women from the Paducah area served in the war. It was designated a Kentucky Landmark in 2002 . . . — — Map (db m154672) HM WM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Hank Bros and Jones Hardware 1897
G.E. Hank · H.R. Hank · Maj. T.T. Jones — — Map (db m233375) HM
On Broadway Street east of South Water Street, on the right when traveling east.
(front:)
Here the Tenn. River flows into the Ohio. Owen's Island opposite Kentucky Ave. There in 1779 George Rogers Clark's small army landed to prepare for its defeat of the British in the Illinois country. In 1780 Col. John Donelson . . . — — Map (db m154667) HM
Still recovering from the flood that was the worst disaster experienced in the United States up to that time, the new year, 1938, started with what many feared was a prelude to another debacle. At Paducah, the Ohio River froze solid. The riverfront . . . — — Map (db m49169) HM
On North Water Street at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Water Street.
In 1960, Illinois Central 2613, a Mountain type engine with 4-8-2 wheel arrangement, became the last steamer to operate on the railroad, ending a 190 year tradition. Western Kentucky, with its many coal mines, were among the last places in the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m49520) HM
On Buckner Lane at South Sycamore Drive, on the right when traveling west on Buckner Lane.
Organized in 1887, as mission of First Baptist Church. Constituted as the Second Baptist Church in January, 1894, with twenty-two members. First building located 9th and Ohio. Moved to Murrell Boulevard in February, 1922, and changed to present . . . — — Map (db m158843) HM
On Kentucky Avenue at South Water Street, on the right when traveling east on Kentucky Avenue.
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This Mikado type steam locomotive is dedicated to Illinois Central men and women, past and present, and to the importance of the railroad to Paducah's history and commerce. No. 1518 is the last "Iron Horse" owned by the ICRR. . . . — — Map (db m47206) HM
Near Park Avenue (Business U.S. 60) near North 16th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Native of Paducah, famed wit and humorist; newspaper reporter, war correspondent and feature writer; author of books, short stories, movie scripts and plays. Started career with local paper. Moved to New York, 1904, to Hollywood, 1934. Beloved, . . . — — Map (db m47217) HM
On Broadway Street at 3rd Street (Business U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east on Broadway Street.
Irvin S. Cobb Said: "Here in Paducah one encounters, I claim, an agreeable blend of Western kindliness, and Northern enterprises, superimposed upon a Southern background. Here, I claim, more chickens are fried, more hot biscuits are eaten, . . . — — Map (db m47251) HM
8,500 square mile area, former tribal lands of Chickasaw Indians. United States paid $300,000 for tract in 1818 after negotiations by General Andrew Jackson and Governor Isaac Shelby. Bordered by Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, now . . . — — Map (db m154546) HM
On North 2nd Street north of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south.
Lewis and Clark in McCracken County
Lewis and Clark, with the nucleus of the Corps of Discovery, stayed in present McCracken Co. in Nov. 1803 while traveling down the Ohio River on their journey to the Pacific. Clark returned 1827 to . . . — — Map (db m47208) HM
