Perryville in Boyle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Carry Nation
Photographed by Mark Parker, August 18, 2025
1. Carry Nation Marker
Inscription.
Carry Nation. . A prohibitionist who became staunchly anti-alcohol, after her husband remained intoxicated for a long period of time after their marriage. Eventually they divorced and she pursued her vehement alcohol prohibition desires until it became a national campaign which lead to the total ban of alcohol in the U.S. As prohibition became the law of the land, the Kentucky legislature passed a statute that allowed distillers to produce bourbon in small batches for medicinal purposes only. That statute eventually allowed distillers to create a path for the tremendous growth it enjoys today through the distribution of their products to any entity who possess a pharmacy license, especially on a corporate level.
A prohibitionist who became staunchly anti-alcohol, after her husband remained intoxicated for a long period of time after their marriage. Eventually they
divorced and she pursued her vehement alcohol prohibition desires until it became a national campaign which lead to the total ban of alcohol in the U.S. As prohibition became the law of the land,
the Kentucky legislature passed a statute that allowed distillers to produce bourbon in small batches for medicinal purposes only. That statute eventually allowed distillers to create a path for the tremendous growth it enjoys today through the distribution of their products to any entity who possess a pharmacy license, especially on a corporate level.
Location. 37° 39.012′ 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 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.
2. Carry Nation Marker, part of a series of markers, 2nd from the left
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 77 times since then and 20 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.
