McCRACKEN COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Paducah, Ky.
McCracken County was formed 1824, from Hickman
County. It was named for Capt. Virgil McCracken of
Woodford County who was killed in Battle of River
Raisin near Detroit during War of 1812 - McCracken
County has an area of 237 square miles. The Ohio
and Tennessee Rivers brought industry dependent on
river for transportation. The first county seat was at
Wilmington in 1825 and was moved to Paducah in
1832.
Color by L. D. Thompson
Pub. by Thompson's Community Service, 1220 Chickasaw, Paris, Tenn.
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