Clarksville officials rededicate grave of Revolutionary War veteran, early pioneer

Officials with the city of Clarksville, historical preservationists, and descendants of a Revolutionary War veteran and pioneering Clarksville settler held a grave re-dedication ceremony at the city’s historic Riverview Cemetery near downtown. Valentine Sevier lived from 1747 to 1800 and was often overshadowed in life by his older brother, Tennessee’s first Gov. John Sevier. Valentine Sevier purchased 640 acres near the Cumberland River to settle with his family, and built Sevier Station, Clarksville’s oldest-standing structure, in 1792. He was buried on a plot of his property in 1800 in what became the city’s Riverview Cemetery. Clarksville’s local chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution is known as the Valentine Sevier Chapter in his honor.