Clarksville

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Clarksville’s Poston Building reminds of city’s former cash crop

May 3, 2010 The Travel Trolley

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

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Tennessee’s Dunbar Cave

March 1, 2010 Todd DeFeo

By Todd DeFeo CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – By the 1930s and 1940s, Dunbar Cave was a popular destination. Not so much because of its natural splendor, but because of the musical acts that performed at the cave entrance. Roy Acuff, who eventually purchased the cave, was among the acts to bring his show to the area. The 8-mile-long Dunbar Cave was formed millions of years ago and has always attracted people. During digs at the site,

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Take the ‘Last Train to Clarksville’: Clarksville or not?

October 28, 2009 Todd DeFeo

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville’s name will forever be linked with railroads, thanks to The Monkees, who recorded “Last Train to Clarksville” in 1966. “Take the last train to Clarksville, and I’ll meet you at the station,” they sang. On the surface, it might seem as though the group was singing about the decline of the city’s railroad transportation. But the song is a Vietnam War protest song and the Clarksville mentioned in the song may