History · Clarksville
Clarksville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Clarksville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
1816established
3old images & papers
3need a date
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Clarksville was laid out in 1816. The village was named after Sarah Clark Hadley, the wife of an early settler.
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0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo3 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewTown Hall: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Clarksville, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Town Hall and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (9) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.