Timeline of Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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

19th century

• 1811
• October 27: Cannonsburgh established by state legislature as seat of Rutherford County.
• November 29: Cannonsburgh renamed "Murfreesborough" after military officer Hardy Murfree.
• 1817 - Murfreesboro incorporated.
• 1818
• Murfreesboro designated Tennessee state capital.
• Population: 950 (estimate).
• 1822 - County courthouse burns down.
• 1826 - Tennessee state capital moves from Murfreesboro to Nashville.
• 1827 - Temperance Society formed.
• 1828 - Andrew Jackson visits town.
• 1830 - Population: 786.
• 1832 - May 7: Tornado.
• 1838 - Tennessee Telegraph newspaper begins publication.
• 1841 - Union University founded.
• 1850 - Population: 1,917.
• 1851
• Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad begins operating.
• Murfreesboro Female Institute founded.https://books.google.com/books?id=2CYIAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA44https://books.google.com/books?id=M604AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA367
• 1859 - Eaton College active.
• 1862 - December 31: Battle of Stones River begins near Murfreesboro during the American Civil War.
• 1869 - Murfreesboro News in publication.
• 1872 - Evergreen Cemetery established.
• 1892 - Murfreesboro Street Railway begins operating.
• 1899 - News-Banner newspaper begins publication.
• 1900 - Population: 3,999.

20th century

• 1907 - Tennessee College for Women opens.
• 1911 - Middle Tennessee State Normal School opens.
• 1913 - March 21: Cyclone.
• 1927
• Carnation milk factory in business.
• Stones River National Battlefield (historic site) established near Murfreesboro.
• 1930 - Population: 7,993.
• 1931 - Daily News Journal in publication.
• 1940 - Roxy Theatre in business.
• 1946 - Radio tower erected.
• 1947 - WGNS radio begins broadcasting.
• 1948 - Linebaugh Public Library opens.
• 1951
• Gulch "slums" razed during urban renewal Broad Street Development Project.
• Swartzbaugh equipment manufactory in business.
• 1953 - WMTS radio begins broadcasting.
• 1959 - Oaklands Historic House Museum established.
• 1965 - Middle Tennessee State University active.
• 1968 - March 22: Snowstorm.
• 1970
• Westvue urban renewal begins.
• Population: 26,360.
• 1974 - Carnation milk factory closes.
• 1975 - Marbro Drive-In cinema in business.
• 1976 - Cannonsburgh Village (museum) established.
• 1990 - Population: 44,922.
• 1995 - July 22: "Six people attending an outdoor carnival in Murfreesboro are injured when lightning strikes a nearby power pole."
• 2000 - Population: 68,816.

21st century

• 2001 - April 15: "High winds topple the steel radio tower for WGNS-AM."
• 2003 - Lincoln Davis becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district.
• 2009 - April: Tornado.
• 2010 - Population: 108,755.
• 2011 - Scott DesJarlais becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district.
• 2014
• Shane McFarland becomes mayor.
• "Murfreesboro 2035" city planning process begins.
• 2020 - Population 152,769.

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

Bibliography

• (Includes information about Murfreesboro)
• no.2, 1973; no.4, 1974; no.14, 1980; no.24, 1985; no.34, 1994
• (Includes information about Murfreesboro)

External links

• Items related to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)