Market Street Museum, Paducah, KY

Since Paducah was founded by the William Clark family (of Lewis and Clark fame) this musuem is titled the William Clark Market Museum. It was formerly a meat market.












Inside the museum, the interior of a former drug store in Paducah is preserved.












Drug store from the second floor looking down.














A quilt hand made by Martha Washington as a wedding present. The blue and white fabric is homespun cotton.
















Picture of the quilt spred out. And by the way, Martha Washington's grqnddaughter married Robert E. Lee of Confederate officer fame.

















A ball gown from the Civil war era. Some towns never gave a hint of being in the middle of a war.