Palmyra, Tennessee
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Palmyra is an unincorporated community
in Montgomery County
, Tennessee
, United States
. It is located along State Route 149 southwest of Clarksville
. The town has its own post office
with the ZIP Code
of 37142. Palmyra has a rich civil war history where MAJ GEN Joseph Wheeler of the Confederate army took position by the Cumberland river in late January 1863. His plan was to disrupt Union ships going to Fort Donelson at Dover, TN; a few miles west of Palmyra in Stewart County. Aware of Wheeler's intentions, the federals didn't send any ships up or down the river, forcing Wheeler to attack Fort Donelson with his cavalry division. Wheeler was unable to take over Fort Donelson and had to retreat after sustaining heavy losses.
Palmyra was one vote away from being the state capital of Tennessee.
The community is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Unincorporated area
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in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Tennessee
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The county seat is Clarksville. The population was 172,331 at the 2010 census. It is one of the four counties included in the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, United States
United States
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. It is located along State Route 149 southwest of Clarksville
Clarksville, Tennessee
Clarksville is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States, and the fifth largest city in the state. The population was 132,929 in 2010 United States Census...
. The town has its own post office
Post office
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with the ZIP Code
ZIP Code
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of 37142. Palmyra has a rich civil war history where MAJ GEN Joseph Wheeler of the Confederate army took position by the Cumberland river in late January 1863. His plan was to disrupt Union ships going to Fort Donelson at Dover, TN; a few miles west of Palmyra in Stewart County. Aware of Wheeler's intentions, the federals didn't send any ships up or down the river, forcing Wheeler to attack Fort Donelson with his cavalry division. Wheeler was unable to take over Fort Donelson and had to retreat after sustaining heavy losses.
Palmyra was one vote away from being the state capital of Tennessee.
The community is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
Metropolitan Statistical Area.