Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
A More Healthy Community
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 15, 2022
1. A More Healthy Community Marker
1921 City purchases the Waterworks, and begins improvements to water supply.
1924 Commonwealth Fund's Child Health Demonstration begins.
1927 Carnation Milk Plant opens on Lytle Creek. Rutherford County Hospital opens. Stones River National Battlefield is established.
1928 Holloway High School opens.
1929 Sky Harbor Airfield opens.
1931 Rutherford County Health Department opens.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 35° 50.274′ N, 86° 23.222′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It can be reached from Southeast Broad Street. 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, 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: Into the Modern Era (here, next to this marker); A Progressive City (here, next to this marker); Building a Victorian City (a few steps from this marker); Murfree Spring (a few steps from this marker); The Occupied Town in War and Reconstruction (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 19, 2022
2. A More Healthy Community Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
