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Also known as: Kentucky's Civil War Landmark
Perryville is a historic small city located in western Boyle County, nestled along the Chaplin River in central Kentucky's Bluegrass fringe. Formally established in 1815, the town initially developed as a prosperous rural milling and trade community centered around early limestone springs. It holds a monumental, somber place in American military history as the site of the 1862 Battle of Perryville, the largest and bloodiest Civil War conflict fought on Kentucky soil, which decisively sealed the Union control over the state.
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Suggested stay: 1 day
Walk the untouched, sweeping historic battlefields and view interpretive military monuments at the Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site. Explore Merchant's Row, a remarkably preserved block of original 1840s brick commercial storefronts along the river. Visit the historic early-19th-century downtown structures.
