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'''Perryville''' is the county seat and largest city of [[Perry County, Missouri|Perry County]], [[Missouri]]. It had a population of 8,225 at the 2010 census. It was established in 1821, the same year as the county, and like it was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the [[War of 1812]]. | '''Perryville''' is the county seat and largest city of [[Perry County, Missouri|Perry County]], [[Missouri]]. It had a population of 8,225 at the 2010 census. It was established in 1821, the same year as the county, and like it was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the [[War of 1812]]. | ||
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| + | The site of Perryville was first settled in 1801 by Isidore Moore, though by the time of Missouri statehood the original tract of land was owned by one Bernard Layton. Due to its position near the geographic center of the newly-formed Perry County, it was selected in 1821 by the commissioners tasked with finding a place for the county seat, and formally laid out the following year. Named at once for Admiral Perry and the county it would be the center of, Perryville was incorporated as a village in 1831. | ||
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Revision as of 17:22, March 22, 2020
Perryville is the county seat and largest city of Perry County, Missouri. It had a population of 8,225 at the 2010 census. It was established in 1821, the same year as the county, and like it was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812.
History
The site of Perryville was first settled in 1801 by Isidore Moore, though by the time of Missouri statehood the original tract of land was owned by one Bernard Layton. Due to its position near the geographic center of the newly-formed Perry County, it was selected in 1821 by the commissioners tasked with finding a place for the county seat, and formally laid out the following year. Named at once for Admiral Perry and the county it would be the center of, Perryville was incorporated as a village in 1831.