$5 Bought Paducah

$5 Bought Paducah (HMVT7)

Location: Paducah, KY 42001 McCracken County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 5.263', W 88° 35.742'

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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 had been named administrator of George Rogers Clark's estate when he died.
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HM NumberHMVT7
Series This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series
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Marker Number1036
Year Placed1967
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways and Hart's Bread
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 12:41pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 358179 N 4105794
Decimal Degrees37.08771667, -88.59570000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 5.263', W 88° 35.742'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 5' 15.78" N, 88° 35' 44.52" W
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Area Code(s)270
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 209 Broadway St, Paducah KY 42001, US
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