The following is a timeline 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. 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
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no.2, 1973; no.4, 1974; no.14, 1980; no.24, 1985; no.34, 1994
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External links
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