GC1WMVM Welcome to Paducah (Traditional Cache) in Kentucky, United States created by jcramsey

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A cache by jcramsey Message this owner

Hidden : 8/1/2009

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

McCracken county seat, founded by Gen. William Clark of Lewis and Clark Expedition at confluence of Ohio and Tennessee Rivers. Named for legendary Indian Chief Paduke. Home of Vice Pres. Alben W. Barkley and birthplace of Irvin S. Cobb. First occupied in Civil War by Gen. U. S. Grant. Became supply base of his Miss. River campaign. Great Atomic Energy plant nearby. McCracken County - Formed, 1824, from Hickman County. Named for Capt. Virgil McCracken of Woodford County, Ky., who was killed in Battle of River Raisin near Detroit during War of 1812. Area 237 square miles. Ohio and Tennessee Rivers brought industry dependent on river transportation. First county seat at Wilmington, 1825, and moved to Paducah, 1832. Government is County Commission.
This can be a very busy area during the day. It might be better to hit this cache at night. Either way, be stealthy. After you find the cache, look for a pipe sticking out of the ground. In the pipe is an NGS benchmark. It's PID is HB0359 if you want to log it as a find. Happy caching!!

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