Paducah Dams

ID: 1646
This file appears in: The 1937 Flood

Dams built on the waterways surrounding Paducah are expected to provide enough protection to prevent a flood like 1937 from happening again. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.

This file appears in: The 1937 Flood

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #1053 in McCracken County commemorates the devastating flood of 1937. This flood led to some 27,000 citizens to be evacuated and caused several million dollars' worth of damage. …