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Creation Date
8-21-2019
Description
The marker reads: "CLARA BARTON'S VISIT The organizer of the American Red Cross in 1881, Clara Barton, came to Paducah March 13, 1884, on the steamboat "Josh V. Throop" to help direct relief work during the Ohio River flood. Relief boats traveled from Pittsburgh to Cairo in first flood relief operation of the American Red Cross. In Memory of Charles and Anna Sullivan 1967 KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS 1032" Top of sign: Seal of Kentucky: Commonwealth of Kentucky United We Stand Divided We Fall
Latitude, Longitude
37 deg 5' 16.11", 88 deg 35' 43.17"
Recommended Citation
George Lansing Taylor, Jr.
Image Location
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