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Topic: Revolutionary War
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City of Clarksville announces Riverview Cemetery wall to be replacedSection of Spring Street will be closed during excavation
Neely Engineering & Contracting of Clarksville was awarded the contract to take down the failing stone wall and replace it with a poured concrete wall with a stone veneer. ![]() This failing old stone wall along Spring Street at Riverview Cemetery will be replaced in a project that begins June 1st. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
President Donald Trump’s Proclamation on Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2020
As we pay tribute to the lives and legacies of these patriots on Memorial Day, we also remember that they sacrificed to create a better, more peaceful future for our Nation and the world. We recommit to realizing that vision, honoring the service of so many who have placed love of country above all else. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Carolyn Ferrell Book signing at Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library Sunday, December 6th
Of the cemetery, Ms. Ferrell stated, “Riverview has existed as a cemetery for as long as humans have trod its hillsides. The indigenous people used it long before the white settlers came into the area.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library now offers Fold3 Military Genealogy Database access
Fold3 joins the genealogical database line-up already offered by the Library, including Heritage Quest and Ancestry.com. Researchers, hobby genealogists, and anyone interested in military genealogy can easily access more than 440 million records beginning with the Revolutionary War and bring to life the stories of America’s military veterans. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | 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: 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
Fort Campbell’s Lifeliners Observe Hispanic HeritageWritten by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan – Service members and civilians take time to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, hosted by Task Force Lifeliner, October 11th, 2013, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Over the years Americans have observed the National Hispanic Heritage month from September 15th to October 15th, it’s a month to honor, recognize and celebrate the culture and its achievements. ![]() Service members and civilians celebrate National Hispanic Heritage, Oct. 11, 2013, at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan. This event not only helps the Hispanic community to retain their traditions but also educates the Hispanic culture to other people from different nationalities. Task Force Lifeliner hosted this event. The guest speaker of the night was 1st Theater Sustainment Command Chief of Staff Col. Robert M. Villalobos was the guest speaker. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennesse Governor Bill Haslam and Senator Lamar Alexander Name Rocky Fork as Proposed Site for Tennessee’s 55th State Park
The property is part of the 10,000-acre tract acquired by The Conservation Fund and U.S. Forest Service in 2008, and will be conveyed to the state of Tennessee in the coming months. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Kristofer Ray, a history professor at Austin Peay State University to appear on Discovery Channel mini-series “How Booze Built America”
Then-President George Washington was not pleased, so he sent in the troops. ![]() Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs,” recently talked with APSU associate professor of history Dr. Kristofer Ray for an upcoming Discovery Channel program “How Booze Built America.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
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