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

Clarksville Federal Building
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Post Office
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Customs House

 
 
Clarksville Federal Building/Post Office/Customs House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 26, 2022
1. Clarksville Federal Building/Post Office/Customs House
Inscription.
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States Department of the Interior
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 36° 31.575′ N, 87° 21.501′ W. Marker is in Clarkesville, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is on South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 S 2nd St, Clarksville TN 37040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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: Clarksville Federal Building (here, next to this marker); Clarksville's Most Iconic Structure
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(a few steps from this marker); Pioneer Newspaper (within shouting distance of this marker); Montgomery County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Arlington Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Austin Peay (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clarksville’s Civil Rights Movement (about 300 feet away); A Mighty Wind... Community Unites To Rebuild (about 300 feet away).
 
Regarding Clarksville Federal Building / Post Office / Customs House. A portion of the building is now the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center.
 
Also see . . .  History of the Customs House. Customs House Museum & Cultural Center website entry (Submitted on February 27, 2022.) 
 
Clarksville Federal Building image. Click for more information.
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2. Clarksville Federal Building
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Clarksville Federal Building/Post Office/Customs House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 26, 2022
3. Clarksville Federal Building/Post Office/Customs House
Clarksville Federal Building/Post Office/Customs House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 26, 2022
4. Clarksville Federal Building/Post Office/Customs House
Clarksville Federal Building/Post Office/Customs House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 26, 2022
5. Clarksville Federal Building/Post Office/Customs House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 507 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on February 26, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.   2. submitted on February 28, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   3, 4, 5. submitted on February 26, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
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