Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Robert Smith Sanders, M. D.

1927-2006

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 14, 2020

1. Robert Smith Sanders, M. D. Marker

Inscription. In 1977, Murfreesboro Pediatrician, Dr. Robert Sanders and his wife Patricia, encouraged the Tennessee General Assembly to pass the nation's first law requiring child safety in automobiles. Because every state followed the lead of Dr. Sanders and the state of Tennessee, every state has enacted child passenger restraint laws causing thousands of lives to be saved. Sanders received his education from Tullahoma High School, Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt University. From 1969 to 1991, Dr. Sanders served as the director of Rutherford County Health Department.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 239.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1977.

Location. 35° 50.954′ N, 86° 23.514′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is at the intersection of West Burton Street and North Maple Street, on the right when traveling west on West

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Burton Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 320 N Maple St, Murfreesboro TN 37130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Soule College (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church (about 500 feet away); Collier-Lane-Crichlow House (about 800 feet away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Architecture on the Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grantland Rice (approx. 0.2 miles away); Childress-Ray House / Sarah Childress Polk (approx. 0.2 miles away); Murfreesboro Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 14, 2020

2. Robert Smith Sanders, M. D. Marker

all markers in Murfreesboro.

Also see . . . Robert Smith Sanders. (Submitted on March 15, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.