Timeline of Clarksville, Tennessee

The following is a of the history of the city of Clarksville, Tennessee, United States.

18th-19th centuries

1784 - Town platted; named Clarksville after military leader George Rogers Clark.
1788 - Blockhouse (fort) built.
1794 - November 11: "Native American attack repulsed at blockhouse."
1796 - Town becomes seat of newly formed Montgomery County.
1800 - Religious "revival at Red River" held near Clarksville.
1815 - Clarksville Chronicle newspaper in publication.
1820 - James E. Elder becomes mayor.
1822 - First Presbyterian Church founded.
1830
Tobacco stemmery in business.
Post House built (approximate date).
1846 - Clarksville Female Academy chartered.
1850 - Stewart College active.
1855 - City of Clarksville incorporated.
1860 - Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad begins operating.
1868 - Labor strike of the Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad.
1869 - Clarksville Tobacco Leaf newspaper begins publication.
1875 - Southwestern Presbyterian University active.
1878
Fire.
County courthouse constructed.
1882 - Madison Street Methodist Church built.
1888 - Star newspaper begins publication.
1889 - Times newspaper begins publication.
1890
Clarksville Evening Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle newspaper in publication.
Population: 7,924.

1905 - Herald newspaper begins publication.
1910 - January 6: Snowstorm.
1919 - First Woman's Bank established.
1922 - Confederate Monument installed in Greenwood Cemetery.
1923 - Public library established.
1925 - Southwestern Presbyterian University moves from Clarksville to Memphis.
1927 - Austin Peay Normal School founded.
1928 - Capitol Theatre in business.
1937 - January: Flood.
1940 - Population: 11,831.
1941
WJZM radio begins broadcasting.
Roxy Theatre in business.
1942 - U.S. military Camp Campbell begins operating near Clarksville.
1954 - WDXN radio begins broadcasting.
1955 - Sunset Drive-In cinema in business.
1959 - Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library active.
1960
ClarksvilleÃ¢ÂÂMontgomery County Regional Airport active.
Athlete Wilma Rudolph of Clarksville wins gold medal at 1960 Summer Olympics.
1970 - Population: 31,719.
1984 - Clarksville Montgomery County Museum established.http://customshousemuseum.org/about/our-history
1990 - Population: 75,494.
1999 - January 22: Tornado.
2000 - Population: 103,455.

2003 - Marsha Blackburn becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.
2010
Population: 132,929.
Cumberland River overflowed with nearly a foot of rainfall, covering Downtown Clarksville and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.
2011 - Kim McMillan becomes mayor.
2019
Mark Green becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.
Joe Pitts becomes mayor.
2020 - Population: 166,772.
2023 - Intense EF3 tornado impacts the area, killing 3 and injuring 60+