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Creation Date
8-21-2019
Description
The marker reads: "AMERICAN RED CROSS -- McCracken County Chapter chartered May 14, 1917. Organized by Mrs. A.R. Meyers, with W. F. Paxton as first chairman. Initial WW I fund drive raised $42,000. During great Ohio Valley Flood of 1937 carried on an amazing evacuation and relief program. WW II fund campaigns raised $164,530. Serving McCracken County over fifty years. Marker in memory of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Wilson. Sr. 1967 KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS 1107" Top of sign: Seal of Kentucky: Commonwealth of Kentucky United We Stand Divided We Fall
Latitude, Longitude
37 deg 5' 12.41", 88 deg 35' 46.79"
Recommended Citation
Taylor,, George Lansing Jr., "American Red Cross Marker Paducah, KY" (2019). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 7755.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/7755
