Timeline of Clarksville, Tennessee
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Clarksville, Tennessee, United States.
18th-19th centuries[edit]
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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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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
- 2020 - Population: 166,772.[19]
- 2023 - Intense EF3 tornado impacts the area, killing 3 and injuring 60+
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ a b c Federal Writers' Project 1939.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hellmann 2006.
- ^ 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) - ^ a b c "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Beach 1988.
- ^ Nannie H. Williams (1896). History of the Clarksville Female Academy. Clarksville: W. P. Titus.
- ^ Killelbrew 1874.
- ^ a b c "Tennessee", Rowell's American Newspaper Directory, New York: Printers' Ink, 1909
- ^ a b "Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle Tennessee". Nashville, TN: National Weather Service. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "History of the Library". Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library. Montgomery County Government. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Clarksville, TN". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "Clarksville city, Tennessee". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "9 years ago: 100-year flood strikes Clarksville - ClarksvilleNow.com". May 2, 2019. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ West, Emily R. "Tennessee elections: Mark Green wins Marsha Blackburn's seat, AP says". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ Settle, Jimmy. "Joe Pitts sworn in as Clarksville mayor". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
Bibliography[edit]
- 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[edit]
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.