Gunsmith Ferd Hummel - Paducah, Kentucky
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N 37° 05.219 W 088° 35.895
16S E 357951 N 4105716
Historical marker honoring Civil War era gunsmith in Paducah, Kentucky.
Waymark Code: WM6E54
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Titansfan
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Gunsmith Ferd Hummel

Site of a one-story frame store, Hummel's Gunshop. He came here in 1861. Federal soldiers occupying Paducah in Civil War brought their firearms to him for repair. When the Confederates raided the city, March, 1864, they looted his shop, but he had secreted best arms in his home. Hummel, continuing as a gunsmith, was granted a patent on a breech-loading firearm in 1881.

Marker Name: Gunsmith Ferd Hummel

Marker Location: City

Type of Marker: Person

Marker Number (for official markers): 1062

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways

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