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

Addison Parks

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 18, 2025

1. Addison Parks Marker

Inscription. He was a member of one of Perryville's most prominent families who earned a degree in mechanical engineering and rose to become the President of The Amour Company, in Chicago. He came to dislike the corporate and urban way of life. Quitting his job, he came back home to commercially raise chickens and become the chief engineer of Darnall State Hospital in Danville. His home was covered floor to ceiling with books of all types and he was one the best read people Kentucky has produced. He died very young in 1967 at the age of fifty-five.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.

Location. 37° 39.013′ N, 84° 57.102′ W. Marker is in Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. It is at the intersection of South Buell Street (U.S. 68) and East 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: Perryville (here, next to this marker); Carry Nation (here, next to this marker); John Michael and Eddie Montgomery (here, next to this marker); James Harbeson (a few steps from this marker);

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Gravicalymene Hagani (a few steps from 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.

Wide view of Addison Parks Marker, at the far left of this marker series image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 18, 2025

2. Wide view of Addison Parks Marker, at the far left of this marker series

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.