Trips & Tours - Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois

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Alben Barkley Museum
533 Madison, Paducah, Kentucky 42001
Built in 1852, this home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and showcases memorabilia of
Vice President Alben W. Barkley and other items from Paducah’s past.
Barlow House Museum
509 Broadway, Barlow, Kentucky 42024
270-334-3010
The museum features displays on area history, Civil War heritage, and genealogy.
Chief Paduke Statue
Nineteenth & Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42001
Legend has it that General William Clark, who founded Paducah, named it in honor of the “Padouca” tribe, a
subtribe of the Chickasaw who lived and hunted in the area.
Civil War Walking Tour
Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau, 128 Broadway, Paducah Kentucky, 42002
Get a sense of the important role that Paducah played during the Civil War. The tour map is based on one
drawn in 1861 by a Federal captain who was among the troops occupying Paducah by order of Gen. U.S.
Grant. The eight sites are scattered throughout downtown Paducah, based around U.S. 45 and U.S. 60.
Walking Tour brochures are available at the Paducah Visitor’s Center.
Columbus-Belmont Museum
350 Park Road, Columbus, Kentucky 42032
270-677-2327
Located in Columbus-Belmont State Park, the museum houses four Civil War galleries in a former soldiers’
infirmary. The park itself was the site of the 1861 Battle of Belmont.
Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum
5702 Tennessee Avenue, Fort Campbell, Kentucky 42223
270-798-2683
The museum presents the history of the units that have been assigned to Fort Campbell, including the 101 st
Airborne Division Air Assault, known as the “Screaming Eagles.”
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