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

John Montgomery Statue

 
 
John Montgomery Statue Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 24, 2013
1. John Montgomery Statue Marker
Inscription. This statue honors John Montgomery, for whom Montgomery County is named. While on a long hunters' expedition, Montgomery claimed Clarksville, Tennessee’s second oldest city, so named for Gen. George Rogers Clark
 
Erected 2002 by Main Street Clarksville.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 36° 31.653′ N, 87° 21.632′ W. Marker is in Clarksville, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is on North 1st Street south of Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Frank Spencer Sutton (within shouting distance of this marker); First Court House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clarksville in the Civil War (about 400 feet away); Freedom Light (about 400 feet away); Whitfield, Bradley & Co. (about 500 feet away); Clarksville's Slave Market (about 500 feet away); Kennedy & Glenn's Bank (about 500 feet away); Town Spring (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarksville.
 
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John Montgomery Statue Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 24, 2013
2. John Montgomery Statue Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 878 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on April 9, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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