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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Clarksville, Tennessee, United States.

18th-19th centuries

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• 1784 - Town platted; named Clarksville after military leader George Rogers Clark.
• 1788 - Blockhouse (fort) built.
• 1794 - November 11: "Native American attack repulsed at blockhouse."
• 1796 - Town becomes seat of newly formed Montgomery County.
• 1800 - Religious "revival at Red River" held near Clarksville.
• 1815 - Clarksville Chronicle newspaper in publication.
• 1820 - James E. Elder becomes mayor.
• 1822 - First Presbyterian Church founded.
• 1830
  • Tobacco stemmery in business.
  • Post House built (approximate date).
• 1846 - Clarksville Female Academy chartered.
• 1850 - Stewart College active.
• 1855 - City of Clarksville incorporated.
• 1860 - Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad begins operating.
• 1868 - Labor strike of the Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad.
• 1869 - Clarksville Tobacco Leaf newspaper begins publication.
• 1875 - Southwestern Presbyterian University active.
• 1878
  • Fire.
  • County courthouse constructed.
• 1882 - Madison Street Methodist Church built.
• 1888 - Star newspaper begins publication.
• 1889 - Times newspaper begins publication.
• 1890
  • Clarksville Evening Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle newspaper in publication.
  • Population: 7,924.

20th century

• 1905 - Herald newspaper begins publication.
• 1910 - January 6: Snowstorm.
• 1919 - First Woman's Bank established.
• 1922 - Confederate Monument installed in Greenwood Cemetery.
• 1923 - Public library established.
• 1925 - Southwestern Presbyterian University moves from Clarksville to Memphis.
• 1927 - Austin Peay Normal School founded.
• 1928 - Capitol Theatre in business.
• 1937 - January: Flood.
• 1940 - Population: 11,831.
• 1941
  • WJZM radio begins broadcasting.
  • Roxy Theatre in business.
• 1942 - U.S. military Camp Campbell begins operating near Clarksville.
• 1954 - WDXN radio begins broadcasting.
• 1955 - Sunset Drive-In cinema in business.
• 1959 - Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library active.
• 1960
  • Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport active.
  • Athlete Wilma Rudolph of Clarksville wins gold medal at 1960 Summer Olympics.
• 1970 - Population: 31,719.
• 1984 - Clarksville Montgomery County Museum established.
• 1990 - Population: 75,494.
• 1999 - January 22: Tornado.
• 2000 - Population: 103,455.

21st century

• 2003 - Marsha Blackburn becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.
• 2010
  • Population: 132,929.
  • Cumberland River overflowed with nearly a foot of rainfall, covering Downtown Clarksville and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.
• 2011 - Kim McMillan becomes mayor.
• 2019
  • Mark Green becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.
  • Joe Pitts becomes mayor.
• 2020 - Population: 166,772.
• 2023 - Intense EF3 tornado impacts the area, killing 3 and injuring 60+

See also

• Clarksville history
• List of mayors of Clarksville, Tennessee
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Tennessee
• Timelines of other cities in Tennessee: Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, Murfreesboro, Nashville

References

1. ^ Federal Writers' Project 1939.
2. ^ Hellmann 2006.
3. Chas. A. Miller, ed. (1890), "Chronological Table", Official and Political Manual of the State of Tennessee, Nashville, pp. 8–62{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
4. ^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
5. Beach 1988.
6. Nannie H. Williams (1896). History of the Clarksville Female Academy. Clarksville: W. P. Titus.
7. Killelbrew 1874.
8. ^ "Tennessee", Rowell's American Newspaper Directory, New York: Printers' Ink, 1909
9. ^ "Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle Tennessee". Nashville, TN: National Weather Service. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
10. ^ "History of the Library". Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library. Montgomery County Government. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
11. ^ "Movie Theaters in Clarksville, TN". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
12. ^ "AM Stations in the U.S.: Tennessee", Radio Annual Television Year Book, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1963, OCLC 10512375 – via Internet Archive
13. American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Tennessee". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
14. Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
15. "Clarksville city, Tennessee". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
16. "9 years ago: 100-year flood strikes Clarksville - ClarksvilleNow.com". May 2, 2019. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
17. West, Emily R. "Tennessee elections: Mark Green wins Marsha Blackburn's seat, AP says". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
18. Settle, Jimmy. "Joe Pitts sworn in as Clarksville mayor". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
19. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

Bibliography

• Williams' Clarksville Directory, 1859
• "Clarksville". Tennessee State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1860-61. Nashville: John L. Mitchell. 1860.
• Joseph Buckner Killebrew; Tennessee Bureau of Agriculture (1874), "Middle Tennessee: Montgomery County: Clarksville", Introduction to the Resources of Tennessee, vol. 2, Nashville: Tavel, Eastman & Howell
• "Clarksville". Tennessee State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Nashville: R.L. Polk & Co. 1876.
• History of Tennessee. Nashville: Goodspeed. 1886. Sketch of Montgomery, Robertson, Humphreys, Stewart, Dickson, Cheatham and Houston Counties. (Includes information about Clarksville)
• Picturesque Clarksville. W.P. Titus. 1887.
• Clarksville Sesqui-Centennial Historical Book, 1784-1934. 1934. OCLC 10231246.
• Federal Writers' Project (1939), "Clarksville", Tennessee: a Guide to the State, American Guide Series, New York: Viking, hdl:2027/mdp.39015066068928 – via HathiTrust{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
• Stephen V. Ash (1977). "Community at War: Montgomery County, 1861-65". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 36 (1): 30–43. JSTOR 42623768.
• Richard P. Gildrie (1983). "Lynch Law and the Great Clarksville Fire of 1878: Social Order in a New South Town". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 42 (1): 58–75. JSTOR 42626339.
• Charles M. Waters (1983). Historic Clarksville: the Bicentennial Story, 1784-1984. OCLC 10204442.
• Ursula S. Beach (1988). Robert B. Jones (ed.). Montgomery County. Tennessee County History Series. Memphis State University Press. OCLC 6820526. (Includes information about Clarksville)
• Ursula S. Beach and Eleanor Williams (1989). Nineteenth Century Heritage, Clarksville, Tenn. Oxford, Mississippi: Guild Bindery Press. OCLC 21759714.
• Thomas H. Winn (1990). "Liquor, Race, and Politics: Clarksville During the Progressive Period". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 49.
• Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Tennessee: Clarksville". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.

External links

• Thomas H. Winn. "Clarksville". Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.
• Items related to Clarksville, Tennessee, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
• Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources: Montgomery County: Clarksville, Nashville: Tennessee Secretary of State
• Eleanor Williams. "About Clarksville". Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee. Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council. Archived from the original on June 23, 2006.

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