Tennessee ~Tombigbee Waterway
Paducah: Mid~America's Gateway to the Gulf
This historic waterway reaches from Paducah to Mobile, providing a navigational artery between the upper Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers and the Gulf of Mexico's east~west Intracoastal Waterway and deepwater ports. The Tennessee~Tombigbee Corridor includes 234 miles of constructed navigable waters with a 39~mile canal and 10 locks, impacting 23 states, it provides a connecting link for over 16,000 miles of inland waterways.
In commemoration of the Governors and many citizens of Kentucky who supported the development of this national project from 1962 through 1985:
Gov. Martha L. Collins •
Gov. John Y. Brown •
Gov. Julian M. Carroll •
Gov. Wendell H. Ford •
Gov. Louie B. Nunn •
Gov. Edward T. Breathitt •
Gov. Bert Combs
Marker is on N. 2nd Street just from Monroe Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
