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Paducah (/p du k /) is a home rule-class town/city in and the governmental center of county of Mc - Cracken County, Kentucky, United States. The biggest city in the Jackson Purchase region, it is positioned at the confluence of the Tennessee and the Ohio Rivers, halfway between St.
Census. Twenty blocks of the city's downtown have been designated as a historic precinct and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Paducah is the core of its micropolitan area, which includes Mc - Cracken, Ballard and Livingston counties in Kentucky and Massac County in Illinois.
4 Contemporary Paducah Historic Downtown Paducah Paducah was first settled as Pekin by James and William Pore c.
The town was laid out by William Clark (of the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition) in 1827 and retitled Paducah.
Paducah was formally established as a town in 1830 and incorporated as a town/city by the state council in 1838. By this time, steam boats traversed the river fitness and its port facilities were meaningful to trade and transportation.
Because of its adjacency to coalfields further to the east in Kentucky and north in Illinois, Paducah also became an meaningful stockyards core for the Illinois Central Railroad.
The Illinois Central Railroad began assembly of their biggest locomotive workshop at Paducah in 1924.
It became the biggest employer in Paducah with 1,075 employees in 1938.
The Paducah shops were converted to maintain diesel locomotives as steam locomotives were replaced through the 1940s and 1950s; and a nationally known stone program for aging diesel locomotives from Illinois Central and other barns s began in 1967.
The shops became part of the Paducah and Louisville Railway in 1986; and are directed by VMV Paducahbilt. Grant responded by occupying Paducah.
Hicks was in charge of Paducah, and the town served as a massive supply depot for Federal forces along the Ohio, Mississippi and Tennessee river systems.
Nathan Bedford Forrest raided Paducah as part of his campaign northward from Mississippi into Western Tennessee and Kentucky.
Known as the Battle of Paducah, the raid was prosperous in terms of the re-supply accomplishment and in intimidating the Union, but Forrest returned south.
According to his report, "I drove the enemy to their gunboats and fort; and held the town/city for ten hours, captured many stores and horses; burned sixty bales of cotton, one steamer, and a drydock, bringing out fifty prisoners." Much of the fighting took place around Fort Anderson on the city's west side, in the present-day Lower Town neighborhood; most buildings in the neighborhood postdate the war, as most of the neighborhood was completed soon after the battle in order to deny any future raids the favor of surprise that they had appreciateed amid the battle.
Later having read in the newspapers that 140 fine horses had escaped the raid, Forrest sent Brigadier General Abraham Buford back to Paducah, to get the horses and to keep Union forces busy there while he attacked Fort Pillow in Tennessee.
On April 14, 1864, Buford's men found the horses hidden in a Paducah foundry, as reported by the newspapers.
Buford rejoined Forrest with the spoils, leaving the Union in control of Paducah until the end of the War.
On January 21, 1937, the Ohio River at Paducah rose above its 50-foot flood stage, cresting at 60.8 feet on February 2 and receding again to 50-feet on February 15.
Buildings in downtown Paducah still bear plaques that define the high water marks.
Driven by 18 inches of rainfall in 16 days, along with sheets of swiftly moving ice, the '37 flood was the worst natural disaster in Paducah's history.
The earthen levee was ineffective against this flood, and as a result, Congress authorized the United States Army Corps of Engineers to build the flood wall that now protects the city.
Main article: Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Atomic Energy Commission chose Paducah as the site for a new uranium enrichment plant.
On April 25, 1991, the National Quilt Museum opened in downtown Paducah.
The exhibition is a cultural destination that annually attracts an global compilation of more than 40,000 quilters and art enthusiasts to the Paducah area.
For over 30 years, Paducah has been host to one of the biggest Quilt Shows in North America, Quilt - Week Paducah.
On November 21, 2013, UNESCO designated Paducah the world's seventh City of Crafts and Folk Art. Paducah operates under a City Manager Plan form of government.
The Paducah Board of Commissioners is made up of the Mayor and four Commissioners propel at large by the people on a non-partisan basis.
The Mayor and Council select and appoint a experienced town/city manager to operate the city.
Paducah is positioned at 37 4 20 N 88 37 39 W (37.072226, 88.627436). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 20.0 square miles (52 km2), of which 19.9 square miles (52 km2) is territory and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.52%) is water. Paducah has a humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cfa) with four distinct seasons and is positioned in USDA hardiness zone 7a. Spring-like conditions typically begin in mid-to-late March, summer from mid-to-late-May to late September, with fall in the October November period.
The town/city has a normal January mean temperature of 34.6 F (1.4 C) and averages 13 days annually with temperatures staying at or below freezing; the first and last freezes of the season on average fall on October 25 and April 8, in the order given. Summer is typically hazy, hot, and humid with a July daily average of 78.9 F (26.1 C) and drought conditions at times.
Paducah averages 48 days a year with high temperatures at or above 90 F (32 C).
Climate data for Paducah, Kentucky (Barkley Regional Airport), 1981 2010 normals, extremes 1937 present Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 2.4 2.3 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.1 1.6 7.2 Paducah Flood Wall Mural, Historic Riverfront In 1996, the Paducah Wall to Wall mural program was begun by the Louisiana mural artist Robert Dafford and his team on the floodwall in downtown Paducah. They have painted more than 50 murals addressing various subjects, including Native American history, industries such as river barges and hospitals, small-town black heritage, the historic Carnegie Library on Broadway Street, steamboats, and small-town workforce unions. Muralist Herb Roe returned to the town/city each year to repaint and refurbish the panels. Roe is the only muralist associated with the universal to have worked on all of the panels. Roe added a new mural to the universal in the summer of 2010.
In August 2000, Paducah's Artist Relocation Program was started to offer incentives for artists to relocate to its historic downtown and Lowertown areas.
It has received the Governors Award in the Arts, the Distinguished Planning Award from the Kentucky Chapter of the American Planning Association, the American Planning Association's National Planning Award, and most recently, the Kentucky League of Cities' Enterprise Cities Award.
Lowertown, home of the Artist Relocation Program, is the earliest neighborhood in Paducah.
As retail commerce moved toward the outskirts of the city, accomplishments were made to preserve the architectural character, and historic Victorian structures were restored in the older parts of the city.
Carson Center for the Performing Arts was instead of in downtown Paducah in 2004. In September 2004, plans jelled to highlight Paducah's musical roots through the redevelopment of the southern side of downtown.
Supporters want to promote Paducah's part in the history of American music.
Another county-wide attraction is the annual OMGcon, an anime and gaming convention that attracts attendees from athwart the United States. It was begun in Paducah in 2006 and moved to the town/city of Owensboro, Kentucky in 2014.
Paducah is the place of birth and residence of musicians in various genres.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame artists Ray Smith, whose recording of "Rockin' Little Angel" was a hit in 1960, and Stanley Walker, who played guitar for Ray Smith and others, interval up in Paducah.
Terry Mike Jeffrey, an Emmy-nominated songwriter, is a resident of Paducah.
Nashville, TN based composer/violinist, Mark Evitts, is also from Paducah.
The small-town improve boasts an "underground" musical surrounding, with acts finding some success due to the recent promotion of musical expansion in the town/city with the new Middletown project.
Paducah is one of only two metros/cities named in the world-famous song "Hooray for Hollywood," which is used as the opening number for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards (the Oscars).
Local media in Paducah includes NBC partner WPSD-TV, My - Network - TV partner WDKA, Fox partner KBSI, and the county-wide daily journal The Paducah Sun; the latter two are both owned by Paxton Media Group.
A bi-monthly periodical by the name of Paducah Life debuted in 1994 and continues printed announcement today.
The periodical features articles about life and inhabitants in and around Paducah.
Purchase Area Family Magazine, a monthly printed announcement distributed throughout Western Kentucky and Metropolis, Illinois, debuted in 2003.
Paducah was home to experienced baseball's minor league Class D Kentucky Illinois Tennessee League (or KITTY League) Paducah Paddys (1903), Paducah Indians (1904 06, 1910, 1914, 1922 23, 1936 41), Paducah Polecats (1911), Paducah Chiefs (1912 13, 1951 55), and Paducah Redbirds (1935).
Since then, the ballpark has served as the home venue for Paducah Tilghman High School and American Legion Post 31 baseball teams, as well as various special baseball games and tournaments.
In recent years, Brooks Stadium hosted the Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament (2001 2009) and the National Club Baseball Association World Series (2015 and 2016). Brooks Stadium presently is the home field for the Paducah Chiefs of the Ohio Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball League. In 1969, the Paducah Community College Indians won the National Junior College men's basketball championship.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 70.99% White, 23.67% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.07% from other competitions, and 3.01% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 or older.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 72.78% White, 24.15% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other competitions, and 1.56% from two or more competitions.
In the town/city the populace was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
Dippin' Dots, the Paducah & Louisville Railway, and the Paxton Media Group have their command posts in Paducah. A federal National Weather Service Forecast Office is based in Paducah, providing weather knowledge to Kentucky, southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwestern Indiana.
According to Paducah's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city were entities in community care, education and government: 1 Baptist Health Paducah 1,864 3 Paducah Public Schools 1,679 6 City of Paducah 370 Pictograms-nps-airport.svg Barkley Regional Airport serves the region offering jet service to Chicago-O'Hare with two round trips daily connecting Paducah to 150 domestic and 19 global destinations.
The highway has a company loop that runs through downtown Paducah.
I-66 (Future).svg Interstate 66 is prepared to enter the town/city from the south and follow I-24 east to Eddyville, where I-66 will then follow the existing Western Kentucky Parkway.
I-69 (Future).svg Interstate 69 will follow the route of the existing Purchase Parkway to the south and east of Paducah, joining I-24/66 about 15 minutes east of Paducah.
US 60.svg US 60 is a primary east-west highway that runs through the Paducah company district.
Paducah Public Schools operates enhance schools serving most of the City of Paducah.
Three K-5 elementary schools, Clark Elementary School, Mc - Nabb Elementary School, and Morgan Elementary School, serve the city.
All precinct inhabitants are zoned to Paducah Middle School and Paducah Tilghman High School. Parts of the town/city and encircling county are instead served by the Mc - Cracken County Public Schools. Concord Elementary School and Reidland Elementary/Intermediate serve students through the 5th grade; Lone Oak Elementary School and Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School end at the third grade, with 4th and 5th undertaking students in those schools' attendance zones attending Lone Oak Intermediate School.
The Paducah town/city precinct did not participate in this consolidation and Paducah Tilghman High School remains separate.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) is a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and is a public, two-year, degree-granting institution serving the Western Region of Kentucky.
There is a University of Kentucky College of Engineering Paducah ground located on the WKCTC campus.
The college is also the site for the Challenger Learning Center at Paducah and the Emerging Technology Center.
Julian Carroll, Governor of Kentucky, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives and the Kentucky Senate Terry Shumpert, Major League Baseball utility player for the Kansas City Royals Rumer Willis, actress and daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, born in Paducah while her parents were visiting for the recording of the movie In Country Paducah, Texas University of Kentucky.
Commonwealth of Kentucky.
"Paducah, Kentucky".
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Paducah: Portrait of a River Town.
Paducah: Image Graphics.
"2010 Demographic Profile Data, Paducah, Kentucky: Geographic Identifiers".
United States Department of Agriculture.
Paducah Wall to Wall-Paintings of Paducahs Past.
The Paducah Sun.
The Paducah Sun.
"Paducah Wall to Wall-Paducah's History On Floodwall Murals".
The Paducah Sun.
"The Western Kentucky Worker-Labor floodwall mural dedicated in ceremony".
"Muralist to paint 100 years of Paducah Scouts".
The Paducah Sun.
"Home - Paducah Life".
Paducah Chiefs page on Brooks Stadium website "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
City of Paducah CAFR Paducah Public Schools.
"Paducah Public Schools Boundaries".
Compare with the current town/city limits of Paducah, available in this PDF map from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
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