Steam-powered Gunboat

ID: 1698

This file appears in: Historic Riverfront (Paducah)

This image shows a steam-powered gunboat the Paducah riverfront during the Civil War. Often these were merely converted steamboats. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Historic Riverfront (Paducah)

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 natural geographical distinctions. For example, cities…