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Perry County, Tennessee
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Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,366, with an average population density of 20.2 persons per square mile, making it the least densely populated county in Tennessee. Its county seat and largest town is Linden. The county is named after American naval commander and War of 1812 hero Oliver Hazard Perry.
Perry County Courthouse in Linden
Perry County Courthouse in Linden
Cedar Grove Iron Furnace
Cedar Grove Iron Furnace
Notice of a runaway slave from the iron works
Notice of a runaway slave from the iron works
The 1868 courthouse in Linden
The 1868 courthouse in Linden
Oliver Hazard Perry
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Oliver Hazard Perry was an American naval commander, born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. A prominent member of the Perry family naval dynasty, he was the son of Sarah Wallace Alexander and United States Navy Captain Christopher Raymond Perry, and older brother of Commodore Matthew C. Perry.
A portrait of Oliver Hazard Perry in 1818 by Gilbert Stuart and Jane Stuart
A portrait of Oliver Hazard Perry in 1818 by Gilbert Stuart and Jane Stuart
Perry (standing) after abandoning Lawrence in a 1911 painting by Edward Percy Moran
Perry (standing) after abandoning Lawrence in a 1911 painting by Edward Percy Moran
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) flies a replica "Don’t Give Up the Ship" flag in 2020
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) flies a replica "Don’t Give Up the Ship" flag in 2020
Mural: Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813. (1959) by Charles Robert Patterson and Howard B. French, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Niag
Mural: Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813. (1959) by Charles Robert Patterson and Howard B. French, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Niagara joins the battle. Detroit and Queen Charlotte at right.