Clarksville, TX

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Clarksville, TX

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.gatewaytotexas.com/

Population:
3883 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1833 (platted), 1837 (incorporated), 1846 (post office)

County:
Red River County

Founded 1833 by James Clark. County seat of Red River County.

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

George C. Eads Economist 20-Aug-1942 Council of Economic Advisers, 1979-81

Lester D. Langley Historian 7-Aug-1940 The Banana Wars

Homer P. Rainey Educator 19-Jan-1896 19-Dec-1985 President of UT-Austin, 1939-44

Tommie Smith Track and Field 5-Jun-1944 Black Power salute at 1968 Olympics

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