Telling the stories; man gets eight historic markers placed of Clarksville's Black history

Clarksville didn’t begin with grand buildings or busy streets — it began with rivers, frontier grit, and a belief in the land. Founded in 1784 by John Montgomery, Clarksville was established at the meeting point of the Red River and the Cumberland River. That location made it a natural hub for trade, travel, and settlement on the early American frontier. Montgomery, a Revolutionary War veteran and surveyor, recognized that this bend in the river wasn’t just passable — it was promising. He named