Timeline of Murfreesboro, Tennessee

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States.

19th century

 * 1811
 * October 27: Cannonsburgh established by state legislature as seat of Rutherford County.
 * November 29: Cannonsburgh renamed "Murfreesborough" after military officer Hardy Murfree.
 * 1817 - Murfreesboro incorporated.
 * 1818
 * Murfreesboro designated Tennessee state capital.
 * Population: 950 (estimate).
 * 1822 - County courthouse burns down.
 * 1826 - Tennessee state capital moves from Murfreesboro to Nashville.
 * 1827 - Temperance Society formed.
 * 1828 - Andrew Jackson visits town.
 * 1830 - Population: 786.
 * 1832 - May 7: Tornado.
 * 1838 - Tennessee Telegraph newspaper begins publication.
 * 1841 - Union University founded.
 * 1850 - Population: 1,917.
 * 1851
 * Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad begins operating.
 * Murfreesboro Female Institute founded.
 * 1859 - Eaton College active.
 * 1862 - December 31: Battle of Stones River begins near Murfreesboro during the American Civil War.
 * 1869 - Murfreesboro News in publication.
 * 1872 - Evergreen Cemetery established.
 * 1892 - Murfreesboro Street Railway begins operating.
 * 1899 - News-Banner newspaper begins publication.
 * 1900 - Population: 3,999.

20th century

 * 1907 - Tennessee College for Women opens.
 * 1911 - Middle Tennessee State Normal School opens.
 * 1913 - March 21: Cyclone.
 * 1927
 * Carnation milk factory in business.
 * Stones River National Battlefield (historic site) established near Murfreesboro.
 * 1930 - Population: 7,993.
 * 1931 - Daily News Journal in publication.
 * 1940 - Roxy Theatre in business.
 * 1946 - Radio tower erected.
 * 1947 - WGNS radio begins broadcasting.
 * 1948 - Linebaugh Public Library opens.
 * 1951
 * Gulch "slums" razed during urban renewal Broad Street Development Project.
 * Swartzbaugh equipment manufactory in business.
 * 1953 - WMTS radio begins broadcasting.
 * 1959 - Oaklands Historic House Museum established.
 * 1965 - Middle Tennessee State University active.
 * 1968 - March 22: Snowstorm.
 * 1970
 * Westvue urban renewal begins.
 * Population: 26,360.
 * 1974 - Carnation milk factory closes.
 * 1975 - Marbro Drive-In cinema in business.
 * 1976 - Cannonsburgh Village (museum) established.
 * 1990 - Population: 44,922.
 * 1995 - July 22: "Six people attending an outdoor carnival in Murfreesboro are injured when lightning strikes a nearby power pole."
 * 2000 - Population: 68,816.

21st century

 * 2001 - April 15: "High winds topple the steel radio tower for WGNS-AM."
 * 2003 - Lincoln Davis becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district.
 * 2009 - April: Tornado.
 * 2010 - Population: 108,755.
 * 2011 - Scott DesJarlais becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district.
 * 2014
 * Shane McFarland becomes mayor.
 * "Murfreesboro 2035" city planning process begins.
 * 2020 - Population 152,769.