Paducah, KY
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McCracken county seat, founded by Gen. William Clark of Lewis and Clark Expedition at confluence of Ohio and Tennessee Rivers. Named for legendary Indian Chief Paduke. Home of Vice Pres. Alben W. Barkley and birthplace of Irvin S. Cobb. First occupied in Civil War by Gen. U. S. Grant. Became supply base of his Miss. River campaign. Great Atomic Energy plant nearby.
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McCracken County - Formed, 1824, from Hickman County. Named for Capt. Virgil McCracken of Woodford County, Ky., who was killed in Battle of River Raisin near Detroit during War of 1812. Area 237 square miles. Ohio and Tennessee Rivers brought industry dependent on river transportation. First county seat at Wilmington, 1825, and moved to Paducah, 1832. Government is County Commission.
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Rotary Club of Paducah
Paducah, KY
ROTARY CLUB OF PADUCAH Established in 1915 as the 2nd Rotary Club in Kentucky and 139th in the world.
Boy Scout Troop 1
Paducah, KY
The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated on February 8, 1910.
Dr. William Stuart Nelson, 1895-1977
Paducah, KY
Lincoln Grad Had Global Footprints- Dr. Nelson was born in Paris, Ky.
St. John the Evangelist Church and School
Paducah, KY
Roots of the first Catholic parish in McCracken Co. go back to German immigrants who settled in this area about 1839.
Guthrie Building
Paducah, KY
"All gave some, some gave all"- Established in 1897, it is also known as the Fraternity Building.