Perryville in Boyle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Perryville

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 18, 2025

1. Perryville Marker (refurbished & relocated)

Inscription. Established as Harberson's Fort before 1783 by James Harberson, Thomas Walker, Daniel Ewing and others at the crossroads of Danville-Louisville and Harrodsburg-Nashville routes. Town laid out by Edward Bullock and William Hall, 1815, named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, victorious at Battle of Lake Erie in 1813. Incorporated by act of Ky. Legislature, January 17, 1817.

Erected 1969 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1284.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 17, 1817.

Location. 37° 39.014′ N, 84° 57.098′ W. Marker is in Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. It is at the intersection of South Buell Street (U.S. 68) and West 2nd Street (U.S. 68/150), on the right when traveling north on South Buell Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 S Buell St, Perryville KY 40468, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: James Harbeson (here, next to this marker); John Michael and Eddie Montgomery (here, next to this marker); Carry Nation (here, next to this marker); Gravicalymene Hagani

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(here, next to this marker); Addison Parks (here, next to this marker); Milton J. Durham (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Col. Charles C. Bond (a few steps from this marker); Nina Bruce Warren Clooney (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.

More about this marker. The marker's new location is 200 feet southwest of its original spot on Smith Street (GPS 37.65058, -84.95167) across the Chaplin River.

Perryville Marker (original location) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011

2. Perryville Marker (original location)

US Rt 150 & US Rt 68 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011

3. US Rt 150 & US Rt 68

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,057 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on September 5, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on September 5, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on August 23, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.