Talk:Paducah, Kentucky

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I've added some sections: I'd like to get with the appropriate Wikiproject for adapting page standards for small towns and cities. I'm working on expanding the History section to include the 1937 flood and some details of Civil War events including the unsuccesful raid on Fort Anderson by Nathan Bedford Forrest.
 * People from Paducah
 * Atractions

I'd also like to add something about the Artist Relocation Program and the Visitor's beureau (informational, not promotional) and I'm wondering if there could be a section called for Industry and Commerce where I could mention the USEC facility here, the River and Rail Industry and other key economic factors that describe Paducah a bit more fully.

I would rather do this in a uniform standardized way. Thanks in advance for your input. Quinobi 19:59, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
 * Be bold, my fellow Q-person. City standards are still being made up. If what you do is good work, it will become standard, and if not, people will fix it. Don't forget to mention the quilt fair in Paducah -- biggest in the U.S., I believe.   – Quadell (talk) (help)   20:27, Sep 26, 2004 (UTC)

Expanding the Context
What about adding the different neighborhoods of Paducah? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.114.124.87 (talk) 23:44, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the encouragement Quadell ! :)


 * I just went on an made Paducah the Quilt Capital of the Whole World! ;)


 * I noticed that there are links to some pretty urbane topics that don't resolve. I'm thinking that a progressive history of the US and other contries could be formed superimposed onto a global geo-historical timeline involving things like industrial development, culture, immigration, transport and so forth in a comprehensive user friendly context resolution matrix - Quinobi 17:21, 29 Sep 2004 (UTC)
 * Oh, never mind Quinobi 21:32, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
 * A comprehensive user-friendly context resolution matrix sounds good to me. - CQ 13:57, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Questions
Just happened to be passing through, and after reading this article, I had some unanswered questions: What is a "platt"? Is this a misspelling of "plot"? What are the "many waterways" that Paducah is convenient to? -Beland 04:41, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * No, I'm recollecting "platt", short for platter I suppose - a whole set of plots, perhaps. The term appears in the mural nearest the Flood wall at the foot of Broadway referring to the drawn plan for laying out Paducah held by Clark. Maybe it's convenient for someone to run down there and check for us right quickly.
 * (CORRECTION: I think the spelling is just plat, with one t, if you are referring to the map sections that municipalities use for deeding and other functions) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.162.164.50 (talk) 02:11, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Speaking of Convenience, the river system was very convenient for the US government through WWII, the Fifties and Sixties...


 * Paducah's two main rivers, the Ohio and the Tennessee, have their confluence at the foot of Broadway which also serves as a large public boat ramp stretching east one block to Kentucky Avenue. Somewhere between these two streets and their gates in the floodwall but out in the channel, is mile marker 0 of the Tennessee River which runs south-southeast dividing the Jackson Purchase Region of Kentucky from the rest of the Commonwealth. From there it curves way down through Tennessee into Mississippi, Alabama and back northeast again through Tennessee to it's headwaters in the Appalachian Mountains.


 * Up the Ohio river just a few miles from the foot of Broadway at Smithland, Kentucky, The Cumberland River which drains the Cumberland Plateau and Nashville, Tennessee spills into the Ohio. The Cumberland and Tennessee are the boundaries of a sparcly-developed tract once called Land Between the Rivers but now called Land Between the Lakes or LBL.


 * The two lakes were formed when the Corps of Engineers built hydro-electric dams to 'prime the pump' for the United States's Rural Electrification program. The Dams are built at a spot called Grand Rivers, Kentucky where the two rivers were very close together. The presence of large deposits of high-quality white limestone made building the low earthen dams a lucrative proposition for the Department of Energy. Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley are connected together by a short canal which now forms the northern boundary of LBL.


 * Downstream from Paducah about thirty miles, the Ohio flows into the Mississippi river at Cairo, Illinois. The term Four Rivers region refers to the Ohio, Mississippi, Tennessee and Cumberland which all converge within thirty miles of Paducah.

?? : Surprised there is no mention of the riverport here, with the rivers being such a prominent feature. I understand there is a lot of economic activity connected to the port... https://www.paducahriverport.org/about/ ...I would add but I don't know the town first hand and reluctant to stick my finger into someone else's pie! Lyn (talk) 19:42, 14 December 2017 (UTC)


 * See plat.Edison 19:53, 25 September 2006 (UTC)


 * a. A mispelin of plat. It's basically the formal plan of a city or subdivision.
 * b. Thoroughly covered in the article. — Llywelyn II   14:27, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Do you think that we should give less credence to the "legend" of "Chief Paduke" {generally considered fictional by local historians}, and say that Clark named Paducah for Indians of the western plains, which he may have encountered during his travels? Thank you, Joedalb (talk) 19:07, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, we should not give any credence to the Paduke story. Fixed, with cite from major authority on Ky loconyms. — Llywelyn II   14:27, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Would it not be prudent to include elevation in relationship to sea level? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.53.127.190 (talk) 03:03, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Elevation is always in relation to sea level, unless otherwise stated. — Llywelyn II   14:27, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

QUESTION: Why is there no section on the BBQ on the River, paducahs biggest charity bbq cookoff? Its been round for 19 years!!!! 174.50.196.41 (talk) 06:40, 7 August 2013 (UTC)a citizen of paducah 174.50.196.41 (talk) 06:40, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Was it square before that? Seriously, though, a local event would really never be deserving of its own section.  And as I say that, I noticed that one event in this article had its own section.  I renamed the section annual events and you are welcome to add some referenced content there. Gtwfan52 (talk) 07:23, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Summer Festival
The Paducah Summer Festival has been a part of the city's history for years. If someone is very up on the history and current events of it a section about that might be nice. I personally only know a bit about the cross river swim. Sir hugo 12:07, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Flood Wall
The flood wall has been around since the beginning of the 20th century after the big floods. At the end of the century though murals were added to the wall to make it more glamorous. It would be nice to have information about the history of the wall including a small bit about each mural.Sir hugo 12:11, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

The flood wall was built over a span of years after the 1937 flood. It seems to work better than the similar ones in New Orleans.Edison 19:54, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Civil War
In the civil war section of this article there was no mention of Llyod Tilghman the last time I read it. This is of some importance since it was his wife that Augusta Tilghman high school was named after. Maybe even a section about Augusta Tilghman and Lincoln High Schools and the eventual merger into Paducah Tilghman might be warrented too. Sir hugo 12:11, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Dippin' Dots
Dippin' Dots is headquartered in Paducah. Shouldn't that be mentioned somewhere in the article? CrossBlade 20:00, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Total Solar Eclipses in 2017 and 2024
I just read that Paducah will experience two total solar eclipses in a 7-year span (in 2017 and 2024)... -- 12.116.162.162 19:58, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Pronunciation?
How is the name of the place pronounced? Is it "pah-DOO-kah" or (I would think more likely) "padda-kah"? Not being "from around hyar" it's not necessarily obvious -- after all, from my Civil War interests I know nearby Cairo is pronounced "kay-roh", but few except regionals are going to pronounce it that way. Might be nice to add to the article. MrG4.225.208.187 (talk) 12:34, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
 * It is pronounced "pah-DOO-kah," as you were first inclined. I'm not sure how to include the IPA in the article, but I hope someone who knows will. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 13:28, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Seems pretty obvious to me and it's nothing like as nonobvious as Cairo or Versailles. Let's leave the IPA to the Wiktionary entry. =p —  Llywelyn II   14:19, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Mayor
Continued contribution to William F. Paxton and, much like Louisville, a Mayer list/category, would be greatly appreciated. Hooper (talk) 21:46, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Millsprings Amusement Park
Hi everyone. I am currently gathering my family archives so that I can build a page about Millsprings Amusement Park. It was once located in Paducah, KY. I am the son of the founder and would like to assess whether or not this group would like to get behind me on this small project to protect it from speedy deletion, et all. The park was located near Kentucky Oaks Mall off I-24 and was open from 1996-2000. Any additional support you can lend to use as references would be appreciated.

Rekutyn (talk) 23:23, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Why no mention of the 1997 school shooting?
Why no mention of the Heath High School shooting? 00:54, 16 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.21.0.82 (talk)


 * I was also wondering about that. My assumption was West Paducah was west part of Paducah, but apparently West Paducah is an "unincorporated community" and thus separate from city of Paducah. (although there seems to be some overlap with Education section saying "Parts of the city and surrounding county are instead served by the McCracken County Public Schools" and mention of "Heath" "Middle School"). --EarthFurst (talk) 22:01, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Contemporary Paducah
Current version: Same problem as on VIcksburg, the contemporary Vicksburg/Paducah sections are only about murals by Herb Roe and his mentor Dafford. I actually like their work a lot, but this is seriously undue weight.24.22.208.138 (talk) 09:02, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Why not try expanding it with other contemporary material then. Do you have some kind of vendetta against the Dafford art projects in this state and other places? Your edit history is strange, and does not imply that you are a fan of their work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.101.66.220 (talk) 04:22, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

Legacy
Once we get a section on this, worth mentioning that this is the namesake of Paducah, Texas (Texas Handbook entry). Alternatively, given how overlong the "native sons" section is, we could just include its founder R. Potts and link it that way. — Llywelyn II   14:21, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

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