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Perrysville (other)
Perrysville may refer to: *Perrysville, Indiana * Perrysville, Ohio *Perrysville, Pennsylvania Perrysville is a community in Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, about north of Pittsburgh on Perry Highway (U.S. Route 19). It is a populated place of All ... See also * Perryville {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perrysville, Indiana
Perrysville is a town in Highland Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 456 at the 2010 census. History Perrysville was platted and surveyed in 1825 by James Blair on a bluff on the west side of the Wabash River. The town is named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the hero of the Battle of Lake Erie. It became a local center for shipping products to New Orleans on flatboats via the Wabash, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers, and it was also able to receive heavy equipment and manufactured items on steamboats. Prior to the advent of the railroad in the second half of the nineteenth century, the town's location on the river made for a thriving community; it is reputed to have been the largest town between Chicago and Terre Haute at the height of its success. The arrival of the Wabash and Erie Canal enhanced its importance even further; a sidecut with locks allowed boats to be towed across the river to the town. Various roads intersected here, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perrysville, Ohio
Perrysville is a village in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 729 at the 2020 census. History The area was first permanently settled in 1810, but the village was not laid out until 1812. One of the settlers, Judge Coulter, picked the most beautiful spot for a village with the intentions of laying out a village, and although he had no name planned his neighbors jokingly called it "Coulterville." Perrysville was originally called Freeport, and under the latter name was laid out in 1815. The present name honors Oliver Hazard Perry, remembered for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie. A post office called Perryville was established in 1820, and the name was changed to Perrysville in 1883. Geography Perrysville is located at (40.657280, -82.311518), along the Black Fork Mohican River, Black Fork of the Mohican River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. The village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perrysville, Pennsylvania
Perrysville is a community in Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, about north of Pittsburgh on Perry Highway (U.S. Route 19). It is a populated place of Allegheny County. It was historically a stagecoach stop and known as the village of Perryville. Like communities to the north and south of it, Perrysville's main street is lined with small businesses interspersed with residences and several churches. History Historically known as the "village of Perrysville", before the turn of the 20th century, it was a toll plaza of the Perry plank road, Plank Road north of Pittsburgh, and was a stopping point for merchants and farmers taking their goods to the markets in Pittsburgh. It was a stagecoach stop and an early home to hotels, churches, merchants and inns. It was such a center of activity that Western Pennsylvania historians sometimes referred to Pittsburgh as "the town south of Perrysville". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |