Marshall
"Oak Hill"
Calvert City, KY
Calvert City was named for Potilla Calvert, who built "Oak Hill" in 1860.
Arthur H. Davis
One of the earliest landowners in the Jackson Purchase, Davis represented Calloway (now Marshall) County in the state legislature, 1824.
Cherokee State Park
Aurora, KY
Proposed in 1946 & opened in 1951, the only state park in Kentucky developed for African Americans.
Civil War Action
Benton, KY
On March 23, 1864, two days before the Battle of Paducah, detached forces of Confederate General Nathan B. Forrest's cavalry coming up...
County Named, 1842
Benton, KY
For John Marshall, 1755-1835, Chief Justice of the United States, 1801-1835, "principal founder of judicial review and of American system...
Henry H. Lovett, Sr.
Benton, KY
Born in 1882 near Jonathan Creek, he graduated from Southern Normal School (now WKU) in 1902.
Inundated Site
Jct. US 68 & KY 962, KY
Birmingham, six miles north, was one of the oldest settlements in Marshall County and a major early boat landing.
James R. Lemon
Benton, KY
Owner and editor of Benton Tribune and Mayfield Messenger and author of a Marshall County history lived here.
Kentucky Writer
Benton, KY
Born in Benton, 1918, Joe Creason often spoke of his birthplace as "the only town in Kentucky where I was born.
Shelby Mc Callum
Benton, KY
Born in Tn. in 1917, he moved to Benton in 1939 to manage the old Benton Theater.
Spout Spring
In June 1842, nine justices met at James Clark's home near the spring on west side of old Benton-Paducah Rd. and organized first Marshall...