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McCracken County
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300 S. 7th Street
Paducah, KY 42003
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(270) 444-4769
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McCracken County was founded in 1825, from Hickman County and was named for Captain Virgil McCracken of Woodford County, Kentucky, who was killed in the Battle of Frenchtown in southeastern Michigan during the War of 1812.