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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B5E_1860s-view-of-east-main-street_Murfreesboro-TN.html
This view of a tree-lined East Main Street was taken from the courthouse cupola by an unknown photographer.
In the left foreground is the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, constructed in 1859. The congregation was unable to complete the interior …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11JE_morgans-wedding_Murfreesboro-TN.html
In a home which stood here, Brig. Gen. John H. Morgan, CSA, was married to Miss Martha Ready December 14, 1862, by Bishop (also Lt. Gen. CSA) Leonidas Polk. Col. Basil Duke was best man. Among the groomsmen were Gen. Braxton Bragg, Lt. Gen. W.J. H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR54_james-m-buchanan_Murfreesboro-TN.html
James M. Buchanan, economist and author, received the 1986 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Grandson of a former governor, he attended Middle Tennessee State Teachers College, the University of Tennessee, and the University of Chicago. B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHD2_oaklands_Murfreesboro-TN.html
This antebellum mansion, begun about 1824 by Dr. James Maney, is located 1 1/4 miles N. on land acquired by Col. Hardy Murfree in 1789. Subsequently enlarged, it is an excellent example of architectural transition from frontier dwelling to plantat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHBF_geographic-center-of-tennessee_Murfreesboro-TN.html
In 1834, the State of TN hired Professor James Hamilton to find its geographic center in order to locate the state capital as near as possible to the center of the state. However, certain circumstances and politics left the capital in Nashville, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHBC_bradley-academy_Murfreesboro-TN.html
Stood 100 yards E. Organized 1806, with Jos. Dixon, Jno. R. Bedford, Jn. Thompson, St., Wm. P. Anderson, and Robert Smith trustees, it was supported partly by tuition fees, partly by lotteries. An early headmaster was Samuel P. Black. James K. Pol…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHBB_murfreesboro_Murfreesboro-TN.html
First settlers came in 1799; the settlement was first named Cannonsburg. It was actually founded in 1811 on land donated by Capt. William Lytle, who stipulated that the town should be named for Hardee Murfree, a Revolutionary veteran of Williamson…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCQL_forrests-murfreesboro-raid_Murfreesboro-TN.html
Surrender of the Union garrison took place about 4:00 P.M. Units surrendering were Gen. T. T. Crittenden and staff, detachment of the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, detachment of the 8th Kentucky Cavalry, "B" Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery, the 9th …