Greenwood, Clarksville, Tennessee

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Greenwood is a neighborhood in the southern part of the city of Clarksville, Tennessee, USA. Located directly south of downtown, Greenwood is often defined as the area delimited by South Riverside Drive to the west, the Mason Rudolph golf course to the east, Ashland City Road (US-41A Bypass/TN-12) to the south, and Crossland Avenue to the north. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Clarksville. The cemetery that lies within the community, and also bears its name, is one of the oldest in the state of Tennessee, and is the final resting place of Frank Sutton of Sgt. Carter fame from the show Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. . Olympic gold medalist Wilma Rudolph is also buried in Greenwood at a much smaller cemetery, adjacent to the Mason Rudolph golf course. In the early 21st century, the neighborhood had declining conditions of some of its older homes and rising crime rates. The Summit Heights housing project is located in Greenwood, as are the Montgomery County Alternative School, CMCSS headquarters, the Clarksville-Montgomery County Library, and a former boot factory which burned down in 2006.

Clarksville, Tennessee City in Tennessee, United States

Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States. It is the fifth-largest city in the state behind Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. The city had a population of 132,929 at the 2010 census, and an estimated population of 153,205 in 2017.

Tennessee State of the United States of America

Tennessee is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the west, and Missouri to the northwest. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, with a 2017 population of 667,560. Tennessee's second largest city is Memphis, which had a population of 652,236 in 2017.

Edgar Mason Rudolph was an American professional golfer who won five times on the PGA Tour.

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History

In the early 20th century, the area known as Greenwood was just starting to develop, a prime location to raise a family at that time; many of the typical bungalow houses of the 1950s still dot the landscape. The area was home to the first Clarksville High School, constructed in 1907 at the corner of Madison Street and Greenwood Avenue.

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Clarksville High School is a public high school located in Clarksville in Montgomery County, Tennessee. It is part of the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. The original building was built in 1906 but the school moved to the current building in 1968. The attendance is 1,432 as of the 2015-16 school year. Its mascot is Wiley the Wildcat. The School colors are Purple and Gold, and the sports teams wear Purple and Black. Athletics are part of the TSSAA. The School meets expectations for the Standardized Tests and ACT's.

Transportation

The area is served by several CTS bus routes that go throughout the city. US Route 41-A runs along its southern border with direct access by way of the by pass to I-24. The Clarksville area is served regionally by Outlaw Field airport, and internationally by Nashville International Airport.

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