Lewis and Clark, with the nucleus of the Corps of Discovery, stayed in present McCracken Co. in Nov. 1803 while traveling down the Ohio River on their journey
to the Pacific. Clark returned in 1827 to establish Paducah. Over.
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Nov. 11-13, 1803, Lewis and Clark stopped at Ft. Massac, Ill., near
present-day Paducah and recruited men, including Indian interpreter George Drouillard. On Nov. 13, they camped in area of Metropolis Lake State Nature Preserve.
