The last train to Clarksville

The recently named co-chair of the Tennessee Tourism Committee says marketing The Volunteer State can be difficult given the state’s “three distinctive regions.”

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

It will soon be more expensive to park in Clarksville, Tenn.