Timeline
3 Happenings
Sept. 30, 1871
Louisville & Nashville Purchases the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville
On Sept. 30, 1871, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad purchased the financially troubled Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad.
March 15, 1882
New L&N Depot Opens in Clarksville, Tennessee
On March 15, 1882, trains began using the Louisville & Nashville Railroad’s new passenger depot near Bradley’s Brickyard in Clarksville.
Sept. 30, 1906
1906 Cumberland River Drawbridge Disaster
Louisville & Nashville passenger train No. 102 plunged through an open drawbridge into the Cumberland River near Clarksville.