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

Rutherford County Boys

— World War I Memorial —

 
 
Rutherford County Boys War Memorial Tablet image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 7, 2020
1. Rutherford County Boys War Memorial Tablet
Inscription.
Placed in memory of the
Rutherford County Boys
who gallantly served in the World War
by the
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
“The brave beget the brave”

 
Erected by United Daughters of the Confederacy.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
 
Location. 35° 50.764′ N, 86° 23.512′ W. Memorial is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It can be reached from the intersection of South Church Street and East Main Street. The marker is affixed to the wall of the Rutherford County Courthouse near the east entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 N Public Square, Murfreesboro TN 37130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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,
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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: Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Memorial (here, next to this marker); Rutherford County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); The Founding of the County (a few steps from this marker); Original Courthouse Step (a few steps from this marker); Murfreesboro was the Capital of the State of Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); The Square During Occupation (within shouting distance of this marker); Murfreesboro Confederate Soldiers Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Forrest's Murfreesboro Raid (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.
 
Rutherford County Boys War Memorial Tablet image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 7, 2020
2. Rutherford County Boys War Memorial Tablet
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 11, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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