River Ferry

ID: 1697
This file appears in: Historic Riverfront (Paducah)

This postcard shows a steam-powered ferry boat that carried passengers across the Ohio River between Paducah and the Illinois shore. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Historic Riverfront (Paducah)

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1065 in Paducah remembers the importance of the waterfront to this river city where the Tennessee River flows into the Ohio River. River towns are often established due to…