Rowlandton Mound Site, Paducah

Name: Rowlandton Mound Site
Address: Paducah, United States

#14 among attractions in Paducah

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The Rowlandton Mound Site is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located in Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky, on the edge of an old oxbow lake a little south of the Ohio River. ()

Built: 1100 (924 years ago)Abandoned: 1350Coordinates: 37°5'42"N, 88°38'11"W

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RowlandtownPaducah United States

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Rowlandton Mound Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kentucky Oaks Mall, The National Quilt Museum, River Discovery Center, St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church.

3.1 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Kentucky Oaks Mall, Paducah
79 min walk • Kentucky Oaks Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall in Paducah, Kentucky, United States. The mall was developed by the Cafaro Company, which owns and manages it. There are more than 100 stores.
2.2 miE
Museum, Fashion museum, Art museum
The National Quilt Museum, Paducah
57 min walk • The National Quilt Museum, located in Paducah, Kentucky, is an art museum that exhibits fiber art and quilting from around the world. The museum is recognized by USA Today as one of the world's top quilt displays. This textile museum supports local and expert quilters by providing workshops and other educational activities.
2.4 miE
37°5'15"N • 88°35'39"W
River Discovery Center, Paducah
61 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
2.1 miE
Church
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Paducah
54 min walk • The St. Francis DeSales Roman Catholic Church is a historic church building at 116 S. 6th Street in Paducah, Kentucky. It was built in 1899 and, together with its 1927-built rectory, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
2.1 miE
Museum, History museum
Lloyd Tilghman House, Paducah
54 min walk • The Lloyd Tilghman House is an historic home located in downtown Paducah, Kentucky, United States. It is also known as the Tilghman-Woolfolk House and the Lloyd Tilghman House and Civil War Museum.
1.4 miN
Bridge
Brookport Bridge, Paducah
37 min walk • The Brookport Bridge is a ten-span, steel deck, narrow two-lane truss bridge that carries U.S. Route 45 across the Ohio River in the U.S. states of Illinois and Kentucky. It connects Paducah, Kentucky, north to Brookport, Illinois.
1.3 miSE
Monuments and statues
Lloyd Tilghman Memorial, Paducah
34 min walk • The Lloyd Tilghman Memorial is an historical statue located in Paducah Kentucky, honoring native son Lloyd Tilghman, a brigadier general for the Confederate States of America who died at the Battle of Champion Hill in May 1863.
4.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Fort Massac
117 min walk • Fort Massac was a French colonial and early National-era fort on the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, United States. Its site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
6.5 miNW
Gambling, Nightlife, Casino
Harrah's Metropolis, Metropolis
166 min walk • Harrah's Metropolis is a riverboat casino located on the Ohio River in Metropolis, Illinois. It opened in 1994 as Players Island, a joint venture between Players International and show business impresario Merv Griffin as one of the state's first casinos.
2.4 miE
37°5'8"N • 88°35'41"W
Paducah Railroad Museum, Paducah
61 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
2 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Grace Episcopal Church, Paducah
50 min walk • Grace Episcopal Church is a historic church in Paducah, Kentucky. The church is located at 820 Broadway in the historic centre of Paducah, close to the Lloyd Tilghman House and Civil War Museum. A church has been on the site since 1846.