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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.[1]
- November 29: Cannonsburgh renamed "Murfreesborough" after military officer Hardy Murfree.[1]
- 1817 - Murfreesboro incorporated.[2]
- 1818
- 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.
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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.
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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]
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