Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Original Courthouse Step
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 8, 2021
1. Original Courthouse Step Marker
circa 1859
Historic Bottom Stones
Donated By
Boone
Westfall
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
Location. 35° 50.773′ N, 86° 23.51′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on North Public Square just west of South Church Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 N Public Square, 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: Rutherford County Courthouse (here, next to this marker); The Founding of the County (a few steps from this marker); Rutherford County Boys (a few steps from this marker); Murfreesboro Confederate Soldiers Monument (a few steps from this marker); Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Murfreesboro was the Capital of the State of Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); Federal Troops on the Square (within shouting distance of this marker); 1860s View of East Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 8, 2021
2. Original Courthouse Step Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 342 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
