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References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perryville, Tennessee
- ↑ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Southern Historical Press. 1886. p. 818. ISBN 9780893080976.
- ↑ "Perryville First County Seat of Perry County". HMdb.org. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Perryville Marina in Parsons, TN - Tennessee Vacation". www.tnvacation.com. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
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