CLARKSVILLE, TN – A plaque honoring one of Montgomery County’s first settlers, Revolutionary War veteran, Col. Valentine Sevier II, will be unveiled in its new location on First Street in front of City Hall at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 23.
Originally erected in 1917 by the Capt. William Edmiston Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and placed on the Montgomery County Courthouse grounds, the plaque was moved to South Second Street beside the Customs House Museum at some point and is now being placed beside the statue of another Revolutionary War veteran, John Montgomery, who is credited with founding the City of Clarksville.
The Clarksville Arts and Heritage Council, Montgomery County Historical Society and the City of Clarksville under the leadership of Mayor Joe Pitts assisted the Daughters of the American Revolution in making this move to a more prominent location in time for the July 4 celebration of America’s Semiquincentennial Birthday…