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

Crawford House

 
 
Crawford House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011
1. Crawford House Marker
Inscription. Used by Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg as headquarters during the Battle of Perryville, Oct. 8, 1862. Crawford Spring, back of the house, furnished vital water supply to CSA troops on the drought stricken battlefield.
 
Erected by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 193.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
 
Location. 37° 39.649′ N, 84° 56.386′ W. Marker is in Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. It is on Harrodsburg Road (U.S. 68) south of South Braxton Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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
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Culture and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Crawford Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First Rural Electric Co-Op Substation in County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Boyle House (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Perryville Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Dye House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gravicalymene Hagani (approx. one mile away); Perryville (approx. one mile away); James Harbeson (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.
 
Crawford House and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2025
2. Crawford House and Marker
Crawford House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011
3. Crawford House Marker
Crawford House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 31, 2012
4. Crawford House
Crawford House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011
5. Crawford House
Crawford House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 31, 2012
6. Crawford House
Crawford House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 16, 2019
7. Crawford House
The house has fallen into disrepair.
The Restored Crawford House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2025
8. The Restored Crawford House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,661 times since then and 109 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.   2. submitted on November 10, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.   3. submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.   4. submitted on September 15, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee.   5. submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.   6. submitted on September 15, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee.   7. submitted on February 25, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.   8. submitted on November 10, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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