FIRST - Confederate Volunteer From Paducah
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 37° 05.086 W 088° 36.181
16S E 357523 N 4105477
Marker embedded in sidewalk near intersection of 8th and Broadway in Paducah, giving a brief history of Confederate soldier.
Waymark Code: WM6DE3
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member kJfishman
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Text of marker:

"Adolphus Owen, killed in the Battle of the Wilderness, left here May 27, 1861, as the First Confederate Volunteer From Paducah."

FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group

Date of FIRST: 05/27/1861

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