1793 - 1866
Cave Johnson served as a member of the first board of alderman of Clarksville which was incorporated in 1820. As a U.S. Representative from the state's Eighth District, he served in the Congress from 1829 to 1845. In 1845, under President James K. Polk, he became the U.S. Postmaster General. As Postmaster General, Johnson was the first to introduce prepaid postage and adhesive postage stamps in 1846. From 1853 to 1860, he served as President of the Bank of Tennessee. In 1862, Johnson was one of three to surrender Clarksville to the Union forces. His home place located here burned in 1868.| HM Number | HM1O2Y |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 3C 62 |
| Placed By | Tennessee Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 at 9:01am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 468901 N 4042387 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 36.52635000, -87.34736667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 31.581', W 87° 20.842' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 31' 34.86" N, 87° 20' 50.52" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 615, 931 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 900-948 US-41 ALT, Clarksville TN 37040, US |
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