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Topic: Chickasaw
The destination for some of them would be present day Montgomery County, upon the Red River at the mouth of Passenger Creek. Yet, in order to arrive at their destination they had to guide their boats through a frontier full of Native Americans determined to attack them. Why would they attempt such an endeavor which seemed to almost promise violence, deprivation, and other hardships? «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Arts and Leisure | No Comments
Clarksville Beginnings – Part 3: Who Was Valentine Sevier?
They are people who lived the prime of their lives in the late 18th century on the cusp of a new nation, bordering a frontier with a plethora of possibilities. These men are revered and their lives have been boiled down to a thick consistency of stories that all reflect their heroism, bravery, and sometimes larger than life achievements. In the past there has been a definite vibe that they are only to be portrayed as one dimensional hero type characters and to do otherwise would be akin to blasphemy. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Arts and Leisure | No Comments
Clarksville Beginnings – Part 2: Revisiting the Massacre at Sevier Station; In Their Own Words
It truly comes alive the most when reading the very words of those who lived before us – those priceless journals, letters, and testimonies. It is amazing to be able to peak into their minds and hearts for just a moment and experience with them the joys, the struggles, the hopes, and the pain of the experience of life. That is what we have with the story of the lives of Valentine Sevier, his family, and community – their own words. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Arts and Leisure | No Comments
Clarksville Beginnings: The Early History of Sevier Station – Part 1
As you walk around and gaze at the roughhewn limestone quarried from the nearby bluffs, and ponder the old chimney placed oddly in the center of the building, and consider the apparent gun port built into the east side, may you contemplate the ground upon which you are standing. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Arts and Leisure | No Comments
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