Perry County
Established 1819; named in honor of
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.
Served in the naval war with Tripoli; in 1809, built and commanded a fleet of gunboats. In 1813, commanding the fleet he had built, recruited and organized on Lake Erie, he met a British fleet in battle, resulting in his famous message, We have met the enemy and they are ours.
Hickman County
Established 1807; named in honor of
Edwin Hickman.
Long hunter and gallant explorer who was killed by Indians near the present site of Centerville in 1791.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
