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Topic: John Sevier
It was also the first step in building a nation out of an untamed and dangerous wilderness. This date signifies the moment the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized three militia regiments to defend the colony from the growing threat of American Indian attacks. Other American colonies would follow their example and the militia would later become the basis for the Continental Army. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
New York Times bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb to receive Patricia Winn Award for Southern Fiction at Clarksville Writers Conference banquet June 4th
McCrum, award-winning Southern writer best known for her Appalachian “Ballad” novels, including a number of New York Times bestsellers, will also give the keynote address at Thursday evening’s banquet at Club Level of Austin Peay State University’s newly renovated Governors Stadium, featuring a gorgeous view of this historic campus. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | 1 Comment »
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
Austin Peay State University History lecture to examine state’s first governor, John Sevier
The attackers, he wrote, “scalped my daughter Rebecca. I hope she still will recover.”
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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
Tennessee Celebrates National Guard’s 375th Birthday
The National Guard’s Citizen-Soldiers have a long and proud history that took root in the nation’s colonial beginnings. During the 1630s, British settlements in North America were primarily limited to areas along the Atlantic coast. As colonists expanded west into the interior of the country, they often faced armed conflict with Native Americans. Colonists were often responsible for their own defense and organized into separate militia companies to defend against Indian attacks. They adopted the British militia system, which required all males of a specified age to possess weapons and be prepared to defend their communities. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
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