History of the City of Clarksville
Area purchased from Spain by President Thomas Jefferson. Later known as the Territory of Missouri.
Trading post established for trading with Native Americans.
Clarksville established, perhaps named for William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Agricultural shipping of cotton, tobacco, wheat, corn, apples, and grapes began on flatboats south to St. Louis and New Orleans.
President James Monroe proclaimed Missouri a state.
Methodist Episcopal Church South, organized.
Clarksville incorporated by Governor John Miller on land patented by to him by President James Monroe.
Population approached 1,200 with dry goods stores, grocery stores, drug stores, hardware stores, meat markets, restaurants, a bakery, one hotel, a printing office, barber shops, and eight factories, including a vinegar factory, a milling company, a stave and barrel factory, two tobacco factories, a paper mill, a foundry, and a sawmill. Local vineyards yielded around 12,000 gallons of wine annually.
Mississippi Valley Railway purchased by St. Louis Railway Co., and service extended into St. Louis in 1879.
Clarksville hosts 50 mile bicycle race and 100 mile race in 1887.
Natural gas piped into community. Dundee Cement Company constructed.
Flood level 36.7 on June 23. New Water Treatment Facility completed in December.
River Front Park Project completed, including: Park Entrance construction, walking path surrounding entire park area, new benches in place, and fence and ground work.
Street Overlay and Storm Water Drainage project completed. Required Lagoon improvement initiated.
MODOT 5 year replacement and repair project for 9 bridges on Highway 79 begins with completion in 2018.