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Clarksville, Maryland

Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States

Summary

Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States

FieldValue
official_nameClarksville, Maryland
settlement_typeUnincorporated community
image_skylineFile:Montrose Clarksville MD Jan 11.JPG
image_captionMontrose Manor in Clarksville
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_name1Maryland
subdivision_name2Flag of Howard County, MD.svg Howard
leader_titleCounty Councilwoman
leader_nameDeb Jung
District 4
established_titleFounded
established_dateJuly 4, 1851
founderWilliam Clark
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset−5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST−4
postal_code_typeZIP Code
postal_code21029
area_codes410 & 443
blank_nameGNIS feature ID

District 4

Clarksville is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland; the second highest-earning county in the United States according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The community is named for William Clark, a farmer who owned much of the land on which the community now lies and served as a postal stop that opened on the 4th of July 1851.

Montrose and Richland Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

History

In 1699, Thomas Browne, a Patuxent Ranger, ranged the river from the Snowden plantation to where Clarksville is sited. The area was settled with tobacco plantations such as Folly Quarter and Hobbs Regulation with slave labor. In 1838, Dr. William Watkins of Richland Manor proposed the "Howard District" of Anne Arundel County, which became Howard County in 1851. Clarksville's name originates from John R. Clark's family who immigrated from Ireland to the Howard District of Anne Arundel County in 1790. The land he purchased included Jack Howard's blacksmith shop, one of the few African American operated blacksmith's in the county. Clarksville postal office listed the population as just 65 in the 1930s with the key industry of agriculture and limestone mining. Numerous apple orchards were situated between Clarksville and Ashton. In 1869 the town became the terminus of the ten mile Ellicott City and Clarksville turnpike built over the old Sandy Spring road, a ten-mile private toll road created in a time before county maintained roads which later became route 108.

Schooling

There are four public schools located in Clarksville, Maryland. There are two elementary schools, Pointers Run Elementary School and Clarksville Elementary School, while there is one middle school, Clarksville Middle School, and one high school, River Hill High School. All four schools are part of the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS).

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Clarksville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

The following are notable people who were born or live in Clarksville, Maryland:

  • Lefty Clarke, Major League Baseball pitcher who played in one game on October 2, 1921.
  • Kevin Johnson, retired NFL cornerback.
  • Donovan Pines EFL League 1, player for Barnsley F.C.
  • Varun Ram, former Maryland Terrapins basketball player.
  • Beau Brade, current Baltimore Ravens football player.

References

References

  1. {{GNIS. 589982. Clarksville (Populated Place)
  2. (1901). "Clarksville". A Gazetteer of Maryland.
  3. "Checklist of Maryland Post Offices". [[Smithsonian National Postal Museum]].
  4. {{NRISref. 2008a
  5. "Howards Roads to the Past".
  6. "Seeking Freedom The History of the Underground Railroad in Howard County".
  7. "Howard's Roads to the Past".
  8. "History of Blacks In Howard County".
  9. Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Maryland. "Maryland: A Guide to the Old Line State".
  10. Maryland Geological Survey. "Report on the Highways of Maryland, Volume 1".
  11. Celia M. Holland. "Old homes and families of Howard County, Maryland: with consideration of various additional points of interest".
  12. "Clarksville, Maryland Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
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