Along Madison Street in Clarksville, Tennessee is this historical marker telling the story of Cave Johnson:
“Cave Johnson served on the first board of aldermen of Clarksville, which was incorporated in 1820. As a U.S. Representative from the state’s Eighth District, he served in the Congress from 1829 to 1845. In 1845 under President James K. Polk,
Cave Johnson became the U.S. Postmaster General. As Postmaster General, Johnson was the first to introduce prepaid postage and adhesive postage stamps in 1846. From 1853 to 1860,
He served as the president of the Bank of Tennessee. In 1862 Johnson was one of the three to surrender Clarksville to the Union forces. His home place located here burned in 1868,” according to the historical marker.
