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Perryville Battlefield to demolish house

 
PERRYVILLE - Some of the most important landscape at Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site will be restored to its 1862 appearance, as Perryville Battlefield staff and Boyle County Public Works will remove the former manager's house at 2410 Whites Road after the Boyle County Fire Department uses it for training.

The project is a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Parks, Boyle County Judge-Executive Harold McKinney and Boyle County Fiscal Court, Public Works and Fire Department. The work should be complete by the beginning of 2009.

"We are very excited to get this land restored to its 1862 appearance," said Kurt Holman, Perryville Battlefield Park manager. "This is some of the most important land in the park. Boyle County is a great partner for us, and we are pleased to help them as they help us."

Firefighters will use the house for basic and advanced training for several weeks. Once they are finished with the house, it will be demolished by Public Works. Battlefield staff will complete the scenic restoration.

The house and surrounding farm were previously owned by Wilma Gibson, who sold it to the Perryville Enhancement Project in 2002. It was deeded to the parks system the following year.

Conditions of transfer
As a condition of the land transfer, the Kentucky Heritage Council required that the house be demolished by 2011 at the latest. Several other outbuildings already have been removed.

From 2002-2006, the house was used as the park manager's quarters until a new house was acquired at 911 Battlefield Road in August 2006.

The former Gibson farm is known as the High Water Mark of the Confederacy in the West, and marked the furthest advance of Confederate forces at the Battle of Perryville on Oct. 8, 1862. Near the house's location, the 22d Indiana Infantry sustained the highest percentage loss of any unit at Perryville, and Confederate General Leonidas Polk narrowly escaped capture on a reconnaissance.

Assistant Chief Tony Broyles of the Boyle County Fire Department said, "It's not often that we get a modern house to train in. We appreciate the opportunity to help with this project and to be able to provide realistic training to our firefighters."

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