National Historic Landmark · battlefield · Perryville, Kentucky

Perryville Battlefield

Battlefield in Kentucky, United States in Perryville, Kentucky. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Confederate Cemetery Perryville KY in 1886Perryvile 060524 02Perryville Battlefield - Perryville, Kentucky (2012-11-05 by Navin75) (2)Perryville Battlefield - Perryville, Kentucky (2012-11-05 by Navin75)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site

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.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeSite
AddressW of Perryville on U.S. 150, Perryville vicinity, KY
CountyBoyle County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000356
Type of placebattlefield, state historic site in the United States
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources2 buildings, 1 sites, 1 objects

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressW of Perryville on U.S. 150, Perryville, KY
Websiteparks.ky.gov/explore/perryville-battlefield-state-historic-site-7804 ↗
Coordinates37.67652, -84.96793 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitCamp Nelson National Monument · 22 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbySmith Ridge 32 mi · Pikes Ridge 33 mi · Holmes Bend 36 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000356. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.