$5 Bought Paducah - Paducah, Kentucky
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 37° 05.266 W 088° 35.727
16S E 358201 N 4105799
Historical marker commemorating the purchase of the land which included what was to become Paducah.
Waymark Code: WM6EQN
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Titansfan
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$5 Bought Paducah

In 1827, Gen. Wm. Clark purchased 37,000 acres of land, including the site on which Paducah now stands, for $5. This land, part of a Revolutionary War grant to his brother, George Rogers Clark, was secured from George Woolfolk, of Louisville, who had been named administrator of George Rogers Clark's estate when he died.

Marker Name: $5 Bought Paducah

Marker Location: City

Type of Marker: Other

Marker Number (for official markers): 1036

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