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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O8D_trices-landing_Clarksville-TN.html
Established by Trice family in
1832 as a river front shipping
point to serve area farmers
and merchants.
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/HM1O2X_valentine-sevier-station_Clarksville-TN.html
Two hundred yards south is the stone blockhouse of the Valentine Sevier Station. On November 11, 1794, this early outpost was attacked by an Indian band composed primarily of Cherokees. Valentine Sevier, a brother of Tennessee's first governor, lo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G4X_old-post-office_Clarksville-TN.html
Located at Oak Grove, midway between Clarksville and Hopkinsville, Kentucky, the Old Post Office served as a stop for the triweekly stagecoaches which operated between Nashville and the Ohio River towns. This building was erected in the 1830's or …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AT6_battle-of-riggins-hill_Clarksville-TN.html
In mid-August 1862, Confederate cavalry recaptured Clarksville to disrupt Union transportationon the Cumberland River to Nashville and to gather new recruits and supplies. Early in September, Union Col. William W. Lowe led 1,100 men including deta…