Sometimes you just can't save some buildings. My daughter and I were there the summer of 99 and saw the destruction and didn't know till we got home that a tornado had been thru there. We thought Clarksville was just another one of those towns that doesn't like "old buildings". I hope that is not true and hopefully they are recovering. Clarksville is special to me and I'm planning to see what they have done in the fall. Thanks, Cleo. Be safe. Jo............... Cleo Hogan wrote: > The most interesting post-1999 tornado rebuilding is the "Glenn Building", > which was on the NE corner of the courthouse facing Third St, that was > demolished in favor of building another Courts Building, that was > reconstructed as a duplicate one block west, now facing Second St, labelled > "Glenn Building", now at the NW corner of the courthouse! A brick building, > there were plans to relocate it, but it was finally decided to demolish and > rebuild anew. The company that relocates brick lighthouses on the east > coast was brought in to make the estimate, I believe I > remember.............. Once again housing attorneys, as the first one did > for perhaps 80 yrs or so! Mark Rassas, of Rassas and Rassas, made this > happen. Cleo. > > > Thanks, Cleo. I was wondering if it was destroyed in the tornado several > years > > ago. Couldn't find the photos of the damage that were on this site. > Thanks > > again. J....... > > > > Cleo Hogan wrote: > > > > > I think the cornerstone has the date 1898? on it; and it has been > duplicated > > > with some modern modifications in two adjacent attached buildings that > all > > > together constitute the "Customs House Museum" that was established by > the > > > late Ursula Smith Beach, then county historian and others. > > > > > > > > > I would like to know if the post office from the 1800s( and then the > > > > electric company) is still at the corner of Commerce and 2nd St. It > had > > > > eagles on each corner and a cupola on top, with lots of terra cotta > work > > > > on it. Any info appreciated. J. > > > > > > > > > > > >

The tornado pictures were pulled to make room for more info. I have tons to add to the web site, so Frances and I had to decide what to delete. If there is a particular picture you want to see, I have all of the pictures on CD. The CD's are also located in the County Archives and the Genealogy section of the library, Sandra Stacey