Wednesday, May 26, 2010
My friend
Lower Town
The downtown area is called "Lower Town." Most of the buildings have been here since the beginning of the town in the late 1890's. A lot of these buildings even were here during the big flood. Paducah has received some grants from the government, which allows artists to move here and open art galleries. During the summer there are many art festivals, music festivals, BBQ and food festivals...it's a great place to be during the summer! The biggest festival though is the Quilt Festival. This happens every April. Paducah is known as "Quilt City U.S.A." and people come from all over the world to this quilt show!
Flood Wall
In the early 1900's a severe flood destroyed the city of Paducah. They say people saved their families and horses by putting them on the roof of their houses! After a while, a big flood wall was built to protect the city in case of another flood from the river. In 2000, the city decided to paint scenes from the history of the city on the wall, anyone who comes to town can tell you this is definitely worth seeing!
History
The River
I'm in Paducah!
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