Historical Marker

Gen. George Rogers Clark

Historical marker location:
Paducah, Kentucky
( Riverfront, Broadway & Ky. Ave., Paducah)

<strong>Gen. George Rogers Clark</strong> visited this spot, 1778.

<strong>Gen. Ulysses S. Grant</strong> landed here Sept. 6, 1861 to occupy Paducah for Federal Union.

<strong>Capt. Jack B. Sleeth</strong> laid first successful submarine cable, 1847. It reached from foot of Campbell St. to Illinois shore.

Presented 1963 by Woodmen of the World.

George Rogers Clark Ulysses S. Grant Paducah
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, in 1809. His birthplace is now a National Historical Park.
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