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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O8B_valentine-sevier-memorial_Clarksville-TN.html
Col. Valentine Sevier, defender of the early
settlers of this community, on July 11, 1792
purchased from George Cook, for the sum of
100 pounds, 640 acres, lying between this
point and Cumberland and Red Rivers,
known as Red Paint Hill, hu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O88_sevier-station_Clarksville-TN.html
The site of this historic stone structure, in addition to nearby Fort Defiance and a large portion of present-day New Providence, encompasses a 640-acre Revolutionary land grant purchased by early Tennessee settler Valentine Sevier. Sevier founded…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O4A_archwood_Clarksville-TN.html
Originally known as the Rexinger House, Archwood was built in 1878 by Samuel Rexinger, a former postmaster of Clarksville (1867-1883). In 1965, the private residence was sold to the State of Tennessee and became the property of Austin Peay State U…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O47_wilma-glodean-rudolph_Clarksville-TN.html
Born on June 23, 1940, Wilma G. Rudolph, a native of Clarksville, overcame illness, poverty and segregation to become an Olympic champion sprinter. A graduate of Burt High School, she won a bronze medal in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Aust…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O46_austin-peay-state-university_Clarksville-TN.html
Established in 1926 as a normal school named for one of Tennessee's governors, its present title dates from 1966. The seven educational institutions preceding it here were: Rural Academy, 1806-10; Mt. Pleasant Academy, 1811-24; Clarksville Academy…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O45_horace-h-lurton_Clarksville-TN.html
Horace H. Lurton was a Confederate soldier, prisoner of war, lawyer, and the first president of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank. A member of the Tennessee Supreme Court, in 1893 he became its Chief Justice. Appointed by President Grover Cl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O3Y_robert-loftin-newman_Clarksville-TN.html
Born in Richmond, Virginia, Newman moved with his family to Clarksville when he was eleven. He studied art in New York, England, and France. Nationally recognized for his work, over 190 of his paintings have been located. Newman served as a lieute…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O3X_clarence-cameron-white_Clarksville-TN.html
Dr. Clarence Cameron White, born in Clarksville, Tennessee, rose to international prominence as a violinist, composer, educator and conductor. He studied composition with Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and violin with Michael Zacherewitsch. White taught …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O3W_kennedy-and-glenns-bank_Clarksville-TN.html
This private bank was founded in a brick building on the west side of the Public Square in April 1854, and shortly thereafter incorporated as the Northern Bank of Tennessee. During the War Between the States its funds and securities were smuggled …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O3V_trinity-episcopal-church_Clarksville-TN.html
Trinity Parish Church, founded in 1832, is one of the five oldest Episcopal parishes in Tennessee. This Romanesque building was completed in 1877, at a cost of $40,000. Cave Johnson (1793-1866), U.S. Postmaster General; Gustavus A. Henry (1804-188…