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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWP4_u-s-marine-hospital-service_Paducah-KY.html
Founded by an act of Congress in 1798, the Marine Hospital Service was the first federal-level mechanism to provide public health care and disease prevention in the U.S. These hospitals were constructed at key river and sea ports across the nation…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWP3_riverside-hospital-at-fort-anderson_Paducah-KY.html
Riverside Hospital was founded at the Civil War site of Fort Anderson by the municipality in 1905. That location, at the corner of Forth and Clay Streets, was the hospital's home for many years. The Fourth Street wing of the hospital had to be reb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWP2_a-century-of-library-service-1904-2004_Paducah-KY.html
This Carnegie Public Library opened at 826 Broadway in October 1904 with a grant of $35,000 from Andrew Carnegie. The book collection contained 1,800 volumes. The Library served at this location until a fire in 1964 forced it to move into temporar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWP1_union-labor_Paducah-KY.html
Union labor helped build Paducah, including the flood wall on which this mural appears. Unions in construction, business, industry and government helped create a large middle class in Western KY especially after World War II. The region's earliest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWP0_western-baptist-hospital_Paducah-KY.html
On a warm Sunday afternoon in October 1953, Western Baptist Hospital was dedicated as the newest and most modern facility in Kentucky. The foresight of the original seven-member commission, formed in 1945, created a strategically important corners…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWOY_paducah-coca-cola-bottling-company_Paducah-KY.html
Paducah Coca-Cola Bottling Company was founded in 1903 by Luther F. Carson. The business moved into this landmark building at 32nd and Broadway in 1939. The building was designed by Lester Daley of Metropolis, Illinois. The lighted dome colorfully…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWNZ_8th-u-s-heavy-artillery-colored_Paducah-KY.html
During February 1864, the Adjutant General of the U.S. Army, Lorenzo Thomas, under the direction of the Secretary of War, Edwin L. Stanton, authorized the recruitment of African Americans by the Union Army in Kentucky. The 8th United States Heavy …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWNY_union-headquarters_Paducah-KY.html
Because its location at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers, and at the northern terminus of the railroad, Paducah was a strategic location throughout the War.
Large numbers of troops and supplies passed through Paducah on their wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW03_world-war-ii-memorial_Paducah-KY.html
Dedicated to the military veterans who served our country in war and in peace.To protect and preserve our freedom.A nation conceived in liberty and justice.November 9th 2007
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW02_proudly-dedicated-to-the-kentuckians_Paducah-KY.html
USA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCGPurchase area service men who lost their lives in Vietnam.Beard, Leon · Bradley, Given W. · Clements, Robert A. · Colson, Ronald S. · Cruse, James D. · Doom, Charles L. · Dunigan,…