September 1, 2010

About the time this 1958 photo of downtown Perryville (Perry County) was taken, the city had just won third place in the state’s Community Accomplishment Contest, having achieved significant improvement in industrial development, better business, improved living, and better planning. Each of these areas was a part of the four-pronged initiative laid out in the contest guidelines. One year later, the town of almost 700 citizens was designated first in the state.