Timeline of Clarksville, Tennessee

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

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## 18th-19th centuries

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Overview of Clarksville, Tennessee, 1870

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* 1784 - Town platted; named Clarksville after military leader George Rogers Clark.[1]
* 1788 - Blockhouse (fort) built.[2]
* 1794 - November 11: "Native American attack repulsed at blockhouse."[2]
* 1796 - Town becomes seat of newly formed Montgomery County.[2]
* 1800 - Religious "revival at Red River" held near Clarksville.[3]
* 1815 - Clarksville Chronicle newspaper in publication.[4]
* 1820 - James E. Elder becomes mayor.[5]
* 1822 - First Presbyterian Church founded.
* 1830
* Tobacco stemmery in business.
* Post House built (approximate date).
* 1846 - Clarksville Female Academy chartered.[6]
* 1850 - Stewart College active.
* 1855 - City of Clarksville incorporated.[2]
* 1860 - Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad begins operating.[7]
* 1868 - Labor strike of the Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad.[citation needed]
* 1869 - Clarksville Tobacco Leaf newspaper begins publication.[4]
* 1875 - Southwestern Presbyterian University active.[2]
* 1878
* Fire.
* County courthouse constructed.[2]
* 1882 - Madison Street Methodist Church built.
* 1888 - Star newspaper begins publication.[8]
* 1889 - Times newspaper begins publication.[8]
* 1890
* Clarksville Evening Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle newspaper in publication.[4]
* Population: 7,924.

## 20th century

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* 1905 - Herald newspaper begins publication.[8]
* 1910 - January 6: Snowstorm.[9]
* 1919 - First Woman's Bank established.
* 1922 - Confederate Monument installed in Greenwood Cemetery.[1]
* 1923 - Public library established.[10]
* 1925 - Southwestern Presbyterian University moves from Clarksville to Memphis.[2]
* 1927 - Austin Peay Normal School founded.[1]
* 1928 - Capitol Theatre in business.[11]
* 1937 - January: Flood.[2]
* 1940 - Population: 11,831.
* 1941
* WJZM radio begins broadcasting.[12]
* Roxy Theatre in business.[11]
* 1942 - U.S. military Camp Campbell begins operating near Clarksville.[2]
* 1954 - WDXN radio begins broadcasting.[12]
* 1955 - Sunset Drive-In cinema in business.[11]
* 1959 - Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library active.[10]
* 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.[13][1]
* 1990 - Population: 75,494.
* 1999 - January 22: Tornado.[9]
* 2000 - Population: 103,455.

## 21st century

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* 2003 - Marsha Blackburn becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.[14]
* 2010
* Population: 132,929.[15]
* Cumberland River overflowed with nearly a foot of rainfall, covering Downtown Clarksville and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.[16]
* 2011 - Kim McMillan becomes mayor.
* 2019
* Mark Green becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.[17]
* Joe Pitts becomes mayor.[18]
* 2020 - Population: 166,772.[19]
* 2023 - Intense EF3 tornado impacts the area, killing 3 and injuring 60+

## See also

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* 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

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1. ^ a b c Federal Writers' Project 1939.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Tennessee", Rowell's American Newspaper Directory, New York: Printers' Ink, 1909
9. ^ a b "Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle Tennessee". Nashville, TN: National Weather Service. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
10. ^ a b "History of the Library". Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library. Montgomery County Government. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
11. ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Clarksville, TN". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
12. ^ a b "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 December 25, 2023.
17. ^ West, Emily R. "Tennessee elections: Mark Green wins Marsha Blackburn's seat, AP says". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
18. ^ Settle, Jimmy. "Joe Pitts sworn in as Clarksville mayor". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
19. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

## Bibliography

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* 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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clarksville, Tennessee.

* 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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