Timeline of Murfreesboro, Tennessee

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

19th century

• 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
  • Murfreesboro designated Tennessee state capital.[3]
  • Population: 950 (estimate).[1]
• 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
  • Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad begins operating.[1]
  • Murfreesboro Female Institute founded.[1][2]
• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

1. Pittard 1976.
2. Mitchell 1861.
3. "History of Murfreesboro". Murfreesborotn.gov. City of Murfreesboro. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
4. Federal Writers' Project 1939.
5. "Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle Tennessee". Nashville, TN: National Weather Service. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
6. "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
7. Rutherford County Historical Society Publication, Murfreesboro: Rutherford County Historical Society, 1973
8. "Tennessee", Rowell's American Newspaper Directory, New York: Printers' Ink, 1909
9. Pittard 1984.
10. 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.
11. "Movie Theaters in Murfreesboro, TN". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
12. "AM Stations in the U.S.: Tennessee", Radio Annual Television Year Book, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1963, OCLC 10512375 – via Internet Archive
13. "History of Linebaugh Public Library System". Linebaugh.org. Murfreesboro, TN. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
14. "Study seeks to restore The Bottoms 'back to prominence'", Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro, March 18, 2016
15. "Tennessee". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 2003. hdl:2027/mdp.39015054040954 – via HathiTrust.
16. "Murfreesboro city, Tennessee". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
17. Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
18. "Murfreesboro 2035 Comprehensive Plan". City of Murfreesboro. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
19. "QuickFacts: Murfreesboro city, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. 2018. Retrieved 2020-09-14.

Bibliography

• "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
• Rutherford County Historical Society Publication, Murfreesboro: Rutherford County Historical Society, 1973
  • no.2, 1973; no.4, 1974; no.14, 1980; no.24, 1985; no.34, 1994
• 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

• 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.