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

Letter Box

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 18, 2025

1. Letter Box Marker

Inscription. In the 1860's, storekeepers of Merchants Row volunteered postal services for the Perryville Community. Usually, they managed the post office for one year at a time, taking turns with their neighbors. This is the original "Letter Box" for Lattimer's General Store!

(If you walk along Merchant's Row, try to discover the other two letter boxes.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work.

Location. 37° 38.905′ N, 84° 57.106′ W. Marker is in Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. It is on South Buell Street (U.S. 68) just north of West Fourth Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is at Latimer's Dry Goods store on Merchants Row in the Perryville Historic District. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 350 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: Green's Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Karrick-Parks House / Harberson's Station (within shouting distance of this marker); First Settlement of Perryville (within shouting distance of this marker); Sad And Weary (within shouting distance of this marker); In The Crucible Of War (about 500 feet away); The Hard Hand Of War

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(about 500 feet away); Bragg's Invasion of Kentucky (about 500 feet away); The Battle of Perryville (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Perryville in the Crucible of War (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); “If You Meet the Enemy, Overpower Him” (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); The City of Perryville (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Full view of Letter Box Marker. Note the photo of the Post Office at Lattimere's General Store, 1879 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 18, 2025

2. Full view of Letter Box Marker. Note the photo of the Post Office at Lattimere's General Store, 1879

Wide view Letter Box Marker at Latimer's Dry Goods image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 18, 2025

3. Wide view Letter Box Marker at Latimer's Dry Goods

Latimere' Dry Goods. Letter Box Marker near the center pennant. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 18, 2025

4. Latimere' Dry Goods. Letter Box Marker near the center pennant.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 8, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.