Clarksville in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Legion Street

Photographed by Michael Manning, November 5, 2016

1. Legion Street Marker

Inscription. In the early 1920's, the area from Public Square to Second Street known as Strawberry Alley, was widened and extended to Third Street and the area designated Legion Street to honor the veterans of World War I. In 2008, under the leadership of Mayor Johnny Piper and the Clarksville City Council the street was renovated and the area from First Street to Second Street renamed Strawberry Alley to preserve the past while the area from Second Street to Third Street renamed Legion Street to commemorate World War I veterans.

Erected by City of Clarksville, Tennessee.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, World I.

Location. 36° 31.683′ N, 87° 21.517′ W. Memorial is in Clarksville, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Legion Street and Second Street and Strawberry Alley on Legion Street. Marker is located on the outer wall of the Clarksville Transit Center driveway on the Northwest corner of the property facing Legion Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Clarksville TN 37040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 2017 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1971 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1999

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Clarksville's Slave Market (within shouting distance of this marker); Jimi Hendrix (within shouting distance of this marker); Kennedy & Glenn's Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); 1808 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1878 (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarksville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 14, 2021

2. Legion Street Marker

This view is ooking east along Legion Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2017, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 612 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 20, 2017, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. 2. submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.