Timeline of Clarksville, Tennessee

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

18th-19th centuries

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

21st century

See also

References

  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 Free access icon
  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. Free access icon (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.

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