PADUCAH, KY RIVERFRONT

PADUCAH, KY RIVERFRONT

Paducah is a city in far western Kentucky located at the junction of the Ohio River and Tennessee River. It is also within 30 miles of the Cumberland River and 50 miles of the Mississippi. The city's riverfront is on the Ohio River.

The flood wall was built after the 1937 Flood that destroyed many cities up and down the Ohio. All of the city and much of the surrounding area was under water. In an effort to attacked more people, the Floodwall area has been given a facelift. This includes the murals painted by Robert Dafford. They depict scenes for Paducah's history.  In total, there are 45 paintings. The flood wall is about 12 miles long of which 3 miles is made of concrete. It extends around the city's shores with the Tennessee and Ohio Rivers. 

Paducah has also encouraged several other building and restoration projects in the area. These include:

• The Seaman's Center, a mixture of river history museum and tugboat/barge crew education center.
• The Museum of the American Quilter's Society
• and The Luther F Carson Four Rivers Center.