CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – What’s the deal with that pink elephant? Why is it called Boot Hill? Where’s the train station mentioned in “Last Train to Clarksville”? We know you have questions, and so did we!
Here are 10 things we bet you didn’t know about Clarksville, and some explanations for both newcomers and longtime residents.
1. That pink elephant has a name
You may have seen the pink elephant with horn-rimmed glasses on Providence Boulevard, but did you know she has a name?
She landed in Clarksville thanks to Curtis Johnson, now a retired representative in the Tennessee General Assembly. When Johnson opened his first car lot on Fort Campbell Boulevard about 40 years ago, he was sold the huge, pink, fiberglass elephant by a man hauling it through town, according to The Leaf-Chronicle archives. The elephant drew a lot of attention, and Johnson held a contest to give it a name. The winner? “Carlotta.”…