McCracken County (Ky.)
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McCracken County (Ky.)
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Description
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The county is located in southwestern Kentucky along the Ohio River and the boundary with Illinois, 50 miles west-northwest of Hopkinsville, and the county seat is Paducah. It was named for Captain Virgil McCracken who was killed in the Battle of River Basin in 1813.
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Has beginning
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1824
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Identifier
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USGS GNIS ID: 516925
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U.S. Census code: 99145
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Items with "Parent division/institution: McCracken County (Ky.)"
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Paducah (Ky.) |
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