Clarksville, Mercer County, New Jersey

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Clarksville, New Jersey
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Quaker Bridge Mall in Clarksville
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Coordinates: 40°17′47″N74°40′49″W / 40.29639°N 74.68028°W / 40.29639; -74.68028
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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County Mercer
Township Lawrence
Elevation
98 ft (30 m)
GNIS feature ID875470 [1]
The Clarksville diner was a community staple in the hamlet of Clarksville from 1955-1988. Clarksville Diner Iowa Postcard .jpg
The Clarksville diner was a community staple in the hamlet of Clarksville from 1955-1988.

Clarksville is an unincorporated community partially in Lawrence Township, and partially in West Windsor Township, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] It was historically centered at the intersection of the Trenton-New Brunswick Turnpike, Quakerbridge Road and Province Line Road, [3] and had a blacksmith shop, saloon, store, hotel and school. [4] Today, Clarksville is dominated by several large shopping centers, including the Quaker Bridge Mall. [3]

In October 2019, the Historical Society of West Windsor published an online museum exploring the history of West Windsor, including the history of Clarksville. [5]

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