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Clarksville| City and administrative headquarters of Montgomery County, north Tennessee, USA, at the junction of the Cumberland and Red rivers, 70 km/44 mi northwest of Nashville; population (2000) 103,500. It is the processing centre for a beef and dairy cattle region. A leading market centre for dark-fired tobacco, it produces rubber, flour, clothing, machine parts, and heating and cooling equipment. Austin Peay University (1927) is in the city. |
| Clarksville was settled in 1780 and developed as an important river port in the 19th century; it was incorporated as a city in 1819. |
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