Burger's Tavern

[Masonic Emblem]

This tablet

erected by the members of

Orange Lodge No. 14, A.F.M.

marks the spot of Burger's

Tavern in which the lodge

was organized on May 28, 1789

It commemorates one hundred

and thirty eight years of

uninterrupted ...

First County Seat - Braxton Small

Established in 1827, Wilmington served as the first County Seat. During the flood of February 1832, Braxton Small, serving as the first County Court Clerk for McCracken County (1825-1858), removed all records to Paducah from the original Courthouse in Wilmington. ...

Tallmadge Circle (Public Square)

The historic Tallmadge Circle,

originally called the Public Square,

including the First Congregational Church

and the Old Town Hall,

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

May 6, 1971

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Courtesy hmdb.org

Chickasaw Tribe in Kentucky

The Chickasaw tribe claimed all of Kentucky and Tennessee west of the Tennessee River until a treaty in 1819. Therefore, on November 11, 1803, traders, trappers and Chickasaw natives took little notice of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Corps of ...

The Historic Home of Annie and John Bidwell

A House With a Style

Completed in 1868, the home featured many surprisingly modern conveniences including running water, flush toilets, an acetylene gas lighting system, eight fireplaces, and wall-to-wall carpeting. The pink stucco mansion was designed by San Francisco based architect ...

Silver Bridge Eye-Bar

This eye-bar is similar to one that fractured causing the collapse of the Silver Bridge on December 15, 1967. The National Transportation Safety Board found that the cause of the bridge collapse was the cleavage fracture in the lower limb ...

The Silver Bridge Disaster

On December 15, 1967, about one mile downstream from this historic marker, a national tragedy occured. Forty-six interstate travelers lost their lives when the Silver Bridge collapsed into the Ohio River during five o'clock rush hour traffic. The 2,235 foot ...

The "A" Boom in Paducah

On October 18, 1950 the U.S. Atomic Energy commission approved the site of the former Kentucky Ordinance Works as the location for a new facility in the nation's rapidly growing nuclear production complex. Construction of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, ...

Riverbank Historical Museum

This building was constructed in 1921 by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation and served as a public library. In 1996 it was placed into the National Registry of Historic Places. The history of our community is preserved in this museum by ...

The Life and Times of John Bidwell

An Amazing Life and Legacy

John Bidwell was born on the east coast to a poor farming family in 1819. In spite of these modest roots, he would eventually become a key figure in California history, one famous for being a ...