Timeline of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States.
19th century
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- 1811
- October 27: Cannonsburgh established by state legislature as seat of Rutherford County.[1]
- November 29: Cannonsburgh renamed "Murfreesborough" after military officer Hardy Murfree.[1]
- 1817 - Murfreesboro incorporated.[2]
- 1818
- 1822 - County courthouse burns down.[4]
- 1826 - Tennessee state capital moves from Murfreesboro to Nashville.[1]
- 1827 - Temperance Society formed.[1]
- 1828 - Andrew Jackson visits town.[1]
- 1830 - Population: 786.[1]
- 1832 - May 7: Tornado.[5]
- 1838 - Tennessee Telegraph newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1841 - Union University founded.[2]
- 1850 - Population: 1,917.
- 1851
- 1859 - Eaton College active.[7]
- 1862 - December 31: Battle of Stones River begins near Murfreesboro during the American Civil War.[1]
- 1869 - Murfreesboro News in publication.[6]
- 1872 - Evergreen Cemetery established.
- 1892 - Murfreesboro Street Railway begins operating.[1]
- 1899 - News-Banner newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1900 - Population: 3,999.
20th century
[edit]- 1907 - Tennessee College for Women opens.[3]
- 1911 - Middle Tennessee State Normal School opens.[9]
- 1913 - March 21: Cyclone.[1]
- 1927
- Carnation milk factory in business.[1]
- Stones River National Battlefield (historic site) established near Murfreesboro.[10]
- 1930 - Population: 7,993.
- 1931 - Daily News Journal in publication.
- 1940 - Roxy Theatre in business.[11]
- 1946 - Radio tower erected.[5]
- 1947 - WGNS radio begins broadcasting.[12]
- 1948 - Linebaugh Public Library opens.[13]
- 1951
- Gulch "slums" razed during urban renewal Broad Street Development Project.[1][14]
- Swartzbaugh equipment manufactory in business.[1]
- 1953 - WMTS radio begins broadcasting.[12]
- 1959 - Oaklands Historic House Museum established.[10]
- 1965 - Middle Tennessee State University active.
- 1968 - March 22: Snowstorm.[5]
- 1970
- Westvue urban renewal begins.[1]
- Population: 26,360.
- 1974 - Carnation milk factory closes.[1]
- 1975 - Marbro Drive-In cinema in business.[11]
- 1976 - Cannonsburgh Village (museum) established.[10]
- 1990 - Population: 44,922.
- 1995 - July 22: "Six people attending an outdoor carnival in Murfreesboro are injured when lightning strikes a nearby power pole."[5]
- 2000 - Population: 68,816.
21st century
[edit]- 2001 - April 15: "High winds topple the steel radio tower for WGNS-AM."[5]
- 2003 - Lincoln Davis becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district.[15]
- 2009 - April: Tornado.
- 2010 - Population: 108,755.[16]
- 2011 - Scott DesJarlais becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district.[17]
- 2014
- Shane McFarland becomes mayor.
- "Murfreesboro 2035" city planning process begins.[18]
- 2020 - Population 152,769.[19]
See also
[edit]- Murfreesboro history
- List of mayors of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Rutherford County, Tennessee
- Timelines of other cities in Tennessee: Chattanooga, Clarksville, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Pittard 1976.
- ^ a b Mitchell 1861.
- ^ a b "History of Murfreesboro". Murfreesborotn.gov. City of Murfreesboro. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project 1939.
- ^ a b c d e "Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle Tennessee". Nashville, TN: National Weather Service. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Rutherford County Historical Society Publication, Murfreesboro: Rutherford County Historical Society, 1973
- ^ "Tennessee", Rowell's American Newspaper Directory, New York: Printers' Ink, 1909
- ^ Pittard 1984.
- ^ a b c American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Tennessee". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Murfreesboro, TN". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ a b "AM Stations in the U.S.: Tennessee", Radio Annual Television Year Book, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1963, OCLC 10512375 – via Internet Archive
- ^ "History of Linebaugh Public Library System". Linebaugh.org. Murfreesboro, TN. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Study seeks to restore The Bottoms 'back to prominence'", Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro, March 18, 2016
- ^ "Tennessee". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 2003. hdl:2027/mdp.39015054040954 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Murfreesboro city, Tennessee". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Murfreesboro 2035 Comprehensive Plan". City of Murfreesboro. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Murfreesboro city, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. 2018. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
Bibliography
[edit]- "Murfreesboro". Tennessee State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1860-61. Nashville: John L. Mitchell. 1860.
- Joseph Buckner Killebrew; Tennessee Bureau of Agriculture (1874), "Middle Tennessee: Rutherford County", Introduction to the Resources of Tennessee, vol. 2, Nashville: Tavel, Eastman & Howell (Includes information about Murfreesboro)
- "Murfreesboro". Tennessee State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Nashville: R.L. Polk & Co. 1876.
- C.C. Henderson (1929), Story of Murfreesboro, News-Banner
- Federal Writers' Project (1939), "Murfreesboro", Tennessee: a Guide to the State, American Guide Series, New York: Viking, hdl:2027/mdp.39015066068928 – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Rutherford County Historical Society Publication, Murfreesboro: Rutherford County Historical Society, 1973
- Homer Pittard, ed. (1976). "Last Stage from Jefferson: the Development of Rutherford County". Griffith! a Bicentennial Publication. Rutherford County Bicentennial Commission. OCLC 4239091.
- Mabel Pittard (1984). Robert E. Corlew, III (ed.). Rutherford County. Tennessee County History Series. Memphis State University Press. OCLC 6820526. (Includes information about Murfreesboro)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
- James K. Huhta; Tennessee Historical Society. "Murfreesboro". Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. University of Tennessee Press.
- Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources: Rutherford County: Murfreesboro, Nashville: Tennessee Secretary of State
- Items related to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
- "Historical Research Room". Murfreesboro, TN: Linebaugh Public Library System.