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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXKR_fire-station-5-at-17th-and-broadway_Paducah-KY.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXKP_barkley-cobb-memorial_Paducah-KY.html
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. Barkl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXEW_illinois-central-2613_Paducah-KY.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXEV_strawberry-capital-of-the-world_Paducah-KY.html
In the early 1940's, Paducah-McCracken County was known as the strawberry capital of the world. Schools excused students to pick berries. Entire families were involved in this agricultural event. Freight cars carried thousands of crates of berries…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXEU_paducah-1937-flood_Paducah-KY.html
While the river has usually been Paducah's best friend, flood waters turned it into the community's enemy in 1884, 1913, and again 1937. The area's most devastating event of the twentieth century was the flood of 1937 when 90% of Paducah was cover…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXET_broadway-paducahs-main-street_Paducah-KY.html
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 Hou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXES_the-telephone-pioneers_Paducah-KY.html
Through the depression, a struggling telephone industry crept along with advancing technology. In 1940 progress stopped. Most personnel and materials were used to win W.W.II. The local telephone system became outdated. In 1945 the boys came home a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXER_flanking-the-statue-of-chief-paduke_Paducah-KY.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX6V_bicentennial-of-paducah_Paducah-KY.html
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 orig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX6T_the-pilothouse_Paducah-KY.html
This scene depicts a captain, a highly trained and skilled professional, standing his normal 6-hour navigation watch in a typical pilothouse. He is looking out over a 15-barge town with 24,000 tons of cargo. His location is down bound, passing the…