Historical Marker Program

Perryville

Pittsburg County
Location: on US-69, three miles south of McAlester
Coordinates: 34.869238, -95.806378
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: Government; Indian and Frontier Trade; Military; Transportation; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

James Perry established an important trading post here in 1849 at the intersection of the Texas and California roads. Many famous expeditions passed through the area. The Colbert Institute, a Methodist boarding school for Chickasaw children, was established here in 1854. A Confederate supply depot at Perryville was attacked and destroyed by Union soldiers on August 25, 1863.

Note: This marker no longer exists.