Perry County, Indiana

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 county, draw only border
Perry County was formed in 1814. It was named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry who defeated the British squadron in the decisive Battle of Lake Erie in 1813.
The Civil War Confederate Raid on Derby took place in Derby, IN. as well as a raid on Troy, IN, located just west of Tell City.
Tell City, IN was named for famed marksmen William Tell who supposedly shot a arrow at a apple on someone's head and it went straight through the apple.
Perry County remains on Central Time dispite a last minute appeal to return to Eastern Time.
Tell City High School's mascot is the Marksmen.

Perry County, IN info:

Basic Information:

Formed: 1814
Parent Counties: Knox, Gibson, and Warrick
Time Zone: CENTRAL
Status: Rural Foothill County
Metro Area: Owensboro, KY

Population (2000): 18,899
County Seat (2000): Tell City (7,845)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_County,_Indiana
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   38°3'7"N   86°37'15"W

Comments

  • Number 6 in my list of counties to be traced out. Anybody living in these counties that wishes to put in information about them is more than welcome to. I only know more about Southwestern Indiana than the rest of the state, so I am only limited to what information I do know about them.
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