Gunboat

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This file appears in: Historic Riverfront (Paducah)
Gunboat

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)

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1065 in Paducah—where the Tennessee River flows into the Ohio River—commemorates the importance of the waterfront to this river city. River towns often materialize near natural geographical distinctions. For example, cities…