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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; third, 1870. Cemetery established ca. 1895. Present building dedicated Aug. 20, 1967.
Presented by Spring Bayou Baptist Church.
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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.
