After the Ohio River burst its banks and submerged Paducah in 1937, the town built a flood wall along the waterway. Murals now adorn a three-block stretch of the barrier downtown. The 50 jumbo paintings by artist Robert Dafford depict scenes from Paducah’s history; plaques explain each panel. It makes for a great stroll.
Floodwater Murals
Kentucky
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It’s far cooler than you might think. The works hanging on the walls look more like photographs, or maybe oil paintings or stained glass, until you get…
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0.13 MILES
It’s far cooler than you might think. The works hanging on the walls look more like photographs, or maybe oil paintings or stained glass, until you get…