Clarksville was settled about 1840 in southwest Ionia County. [MPN] It was a station stop on the Pere Marquette main line about eight miles northwest of Lake Odessa.
Image info: Top, a view of the Pere Marquette Clarksville depot from 1913. [UML]. 2nd image, another view of the depot and water tower in 1937. [UML]
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