Oliver Hazard Perry
This file appears in: Perryville, Kentucky
Portrait of Oliver Hazard Perry.
The city of Perryville, Ky., was named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, who won a major naval battle on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Engraving by J.B. Forrest.
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This file appears in: Perryville, Kentucky
Perryville, Kentucky
Historical Marker #1284 in Boyle County highlights the community of Perryville and notes that this town was named after a War of 1812 veteran.
Originally established in a cave located near the Chaplin River, Perryville was first called…