The last train to Clarksville

Clarksville, Tennessee, Ward 4 City Councilperson Wallace Redd has announced his resignation from the office, effective Oct. 31, 2024.

The National Park Service has launched a new website aimed at highlighting Civil War stories and sites.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Cumberland River has always played an important role in the history of Clarksville. The river helped transport tobacco grown in the Clarksville area to a number of destinations, including Pittsburgh and New Orleans. In fact, the city was once among the largest markets for a type of dark-fired tobacco. Perhaps it’s no surprise that one of the city’s newspapers was even named The Tobacco Leaf. While tobacco is no longer the