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JKA Properties - Realtor Marie LaVoise
Distance: 1.3 Mi1330 college St. Ste R
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Real Estate in Clarksville
Distance: 4.1 Mi2271 Wilma Rudolph Blvd
37040-5841 Clarksville -
Dick Littleton
Distance: 4.5 Mi2503 Wilma Rudolph Blvd
37040 Clarksville -
Liberty Home Buyers
Distance: 6.8 Mi1940 Bridgewater Dr
37042 Clarksville -
Arrington & Associates Realty
Distance: 8.1 Mi140 Wallace Blvd
37042 Clarksville
Description
The city was incorporated in 1785 as Tennessee's first incorporated city, and named for General George Rogers Clark, frontier fighter and Revolutionary War hero, and brother of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
On January 16, 1784, John Armstrong filed notice with the Legislature of North Carolina to create the town of Clarksville, named after General George Rogers Clark. Even before it was officially designated a town, lots had been sold. In October 1785, Col. Robert Weakley laid off the town of Clarksville for Martin Armstrong and Col. Montgomery, and Weakley had the choice of lots for his services. He selected Lot #20 at the northeast corner of Spring and Main Streets. The town consisted of 20 'squares' of 140 lots and 44 out lots.