Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
A Progressive City
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 15, 2022
1. A Progressive City Marker
Early 1900s Expansion of public schools in city and county.
1907 Tennessee College for Women opens.
1911 Middle Tennessee State Normal School opens.
1913 Tornado ravages downtown.
1914 Rutherford County Cooperative Creamery is established.
1918 New Bradley Academy building is constructed.
1919 Women receive the right to vote 143 years after the U.S. was founded.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Disasters • Education • Industry & Commerce • Women.
Location. 35° 50.277′ N, 86° 23.222′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It can be reached from the intersection of Bradyville Pike (U.S. 41) and Ash Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 510 SE Broad 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Building a Victorian City (here, next to this marker); A More Healthy Community (here, next to this marker); Into the Modern Era (a few steps from this marker); The Occupied Town in War and Reconstruction (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Occupied Town in War and Reconstruction (a few steps from this marker); Murfree Spring (a few steps from this marker); Antebellum Prosperity and Institutional Growth (a few steps from this marker); A Town Emerges on the Water's Edge (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 19, 2022
2. A Progressive City Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
