Timeline of Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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

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19th century

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  • 1811
  • 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.
  • 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

21st century

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pittard 1976.
  2. 1 2 Mitchell 1861.
  3. 1 2 "History of Murfreesboro". Murfreesborotn.gov. City of Murfreesboro. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Federal Writers' Project 1939.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle Tennessee". Nashville, TN: National Weather Service. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ Rutherford County Historical Society Publication (1), Murfreesboro, 1973
  8. ↑ "Tennessee", Rowell's American Newspaper Directory, New York: Printer's Ink, 1909
  9. ↑ Pittard 1984.
  10. 1 2 3 American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Tennessee". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
  11. 1 2 "Movie Theaters in Murfreesboro, TN". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  12. 1 2 "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 – 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. ↑ White nationalists stage anti-refugee protests in Tennessee, Reuters, October 28, 2017

Bibliography

  • "Murfreesboro". Tennessee State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1860-61. Nashville: John L. Mitchell.
  • Joseph Buckner Killebrew; Tennessee Bureau of Agriculture (1874), "Middle Tennessee: Rutherford County", Introduction to the Resources of Tennessee, 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 – via HathiTrust
  • Rutherford County Historical Society Publication (1), Murfreesboro, 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)
  • 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.
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