Bradley Academy’s historical marker was erected in 1955 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Bradley Academy, Murfreesboro’s first educational institution, was organized for the education of white men in 1806. The school was integrated in…

Robert Smith Sanders (1927-2006) was a well-known Murfreesboro pediatrician and administrator. A marker, located at the Rutherford County Health Department, was erected on September 19, 2018 in tribute to his life and work. Sanders and his wife,…

The General Griffith Rutherford memorial is located in Rutherford County on the Murfreesboro public square. Rutherford (1721-1805) was an Irish-born Revolutionary war officer who later immigrated with his parents to Philadelphia. He entered the war…

The Bethel marker is located in 4286 Sulphur Springs Road, Murfreesboro, TN. Evangelist Ebeneezer Macgowan (February 17, 1767- April 30, 1850) was an early Tennessee resident who donated land for a meeting house, which later came to be known as…

The historic marker to Brigadier General Joseph Benjamin Palmer was dedicated on October 29, 1988 at 2 p.m. on 434 East Main Street. According to the marker’s dedication pamphlet, Palmer was educated at Union University in Murfreesboro. He was also…

The Murfreesboro War Memorial, located on Murfreesboro’s Town Square, was dedicated on November 11th, 1948. Raised to “honor the men and women of Rutherford county who served our country in World Wars I and II” and “dedicated to the…