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1958 Map of Paducah East

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Paducah East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Paducah sits at the vital confluence of the Ohio River and the Tennessee River in this late 1950s survey. The city's industrial and transportation core is anchored by the Illinois Central rail network and landmarks like Union Station, showing a dense urban grid that includes St Marys Academy and Paducah Tilghman High Sch. Across the water, the Illinois shoreline at Brookport is linked by the Clark Memorial Bridge, while the bottomlands of Black Bottom and Gray Ridge dominate the northern landscape.

Suburban growth reaches into Woodlawn, Oakdale, and Reidland, where smaller community hubs like Schneidman Road Ch and Rosebower Ch appear alongside expanding residential blocks. The river environment is well-documented, featuring numerous islands and inlets such as Owens Island, Livingston Point, and Beaverdam Lake. These waterways, combined with the presence of multiple radio towers and drive-in theaters, illustrate the mid-century development of this Kentucky river port during a period of steady expansion.