Tag: paducah
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Paducah, Kentucky Part 2
Like many cities located along the Ohio River, Paducah has experienced serious flooding. The worst recorded flood occurred in January of 1937 when the Ohio River crested at just under 61 feet and flooded the city for over 3 weeks. Over 90 percent of the city was flooded. The 1937 flood affected towns and cities…
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pə-DOO-kə, Kentucky Part 1
We were both excited to visit Paducah (pə-DOO-kə). Neither of us had ever been to this part of Kentucky before and Paducah was on our travel route to a few Harvest Hosts along the Bourbon Trail. The town’s name intrigued us. That’s one of the great advantages of RV travel—visiting all the locations “in-between” our…