Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site
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For the military conflict, see Battle of Perryville.
Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site is a 745-acre (3.01 km2) park near Perryville, Kentucky. The park continues to expand with purchases of parcels by the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves' Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund and the American Battlefield Trust. An interpretive museum is located near the site where many Confederate soldiers killed in the Battle of Perryville were buried. Monuments, interpretive signage, and cannons also mark notable events during the battle. The site became part of the Kentucky State Park System in 1936.[3]
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Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site | |
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Location | Boyle, Kentucky, United States |
Coordinates | 37°40′31″N 84°58′11″W[1] |
Area | 745 acres (301 ha)[2] |
Elevation | 860 ft (260 m)[1] |
Established | 1936[3] |
Governing body | Kentucky Department of Parks |
Website | Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site |
Perryville Battlefield | |
Location | Boyle County, Kentucky |
Nearest city | Perryville, Kentucky |
Area | 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) |
Built | 1862 |
NRHP reference No. | 66000356[4] |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
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