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In the collections of the Market House Museum is the 1850 Vose square grand piano, used to entertain General Grant upon his visit to Paducah on Sept 6, 1861. The massive piano is the original instrument that stood within the Woolfolk/Tilghman home at 7th and Ky Avenue. The piano had been given to a Woolfolk daughter on her 16th birthday, and the Museum also has her portfolio of music dating back to the pre Civil War era. The piano came to rest at the Museum in the early 1960s. The facility also contains a four piece rosewood parlor set, used by General US Grant and General Lew Wallace, on the evening of their occupation of Paducah (Wallace later wrote 'Ben Hur'.) All of the above named pieces are on permanent display within the Museum walls.


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	Directions For driving directions, enter your address, including state. (example: 233 N 8th St Paducah, KY 42001)	In the collections of the Market House Museum is the 1850 Vose square grand piano, used to entertain General Grant upon his visit to Paducah on Sept 6, 1861. The massive piano is the original instrument that stood within the Woolfolk/Tilghman home at 7th and Ky Avenue. The piano had been given to a Woolfolk daughter on her 16th birthday, and the Museum also has her portfolio of music dating back to the pre Civil War era. The piano came to rest at the Museum in the early 1960s. The facility also contains a four piece rosewood parlor set, used by General US Grant and General Lew Wallace, on the evening of their occupation of Paducah (Wallace later wrote 'Ben Hur'.) All of the above named pieces are on permanent display within the Museum walls.