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

Valentine Sevier Station

Photographed by Shane Oliver, March 10, 2021

1. Valentine Sevier Station Marker

Inscription. Two hundred yards south is the stone blockhouse of the Valentine Sevier Station. On November 11, 1794, this early outpost was attacked by an Indian band composed primarily of Cherokees. Valentine Sevier, a brother of Tennessee's first governor, lost six members of his family during the attack; a seventh was scalped but recovered.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3C 46.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 11, 1794.

Location. 36° 32.702′ N, 87° 22.431′ W. Marker is in Clarksville, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Providence Boulevard (Alternate U.S. 41) and Walker Street, on the right when traveling south on Providence Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 206 Providence Boulevard, Clarksville TN 37042, 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: Valentine Sevier, Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sevier Station (about 600 feet away); Fort Defiance (approx.

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¼ mile away); a different marker also named Fort Defiance (approx. ¼ mile away); Fort Defiance Interpretive Center (approx. ¼ mile away); Bringing the War to Clarksville (approx. ¼ mile away); Building Fort Sevier (Defiance) (approx. ¼ mile away); Forts Versus Ironclads (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarksville.

Also see . . . Clarksville Beginnings – Part 4: Is Sevier Station Really Sevier Station?. (Submitted on September 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View of marker looking south on Providence Boulevard. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 31, 2015

2. View of marker looking south on Providence Boulevard.

The view north on Providence Boulevard. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 31, 2015

3. The view north on Providence Boulevard.

Sevier Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 31, 2015

4. Sevier Station

Located at 326 Walker Street. Questions exist as to validity of its use.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 10, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.