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Murfreesboro State Capital Plaque
Plaque Text:
"This tablet commemorates the fact that Murfreesboro was the capital of the state of Tennessee from September 26, 1819 to October 15, 1825. Erected by the Colonel Hardy Murfree Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution…
Oaklands Mansion Marker
Oaklands Mansion was constructed by Dr. James Maney in 1824 on land owned by Colonel Hardy Murfree. In 1862, Nathan Bedford Forrest drove Federal forces to surrender control of Murfreesboro at this site. Sponsored by the Tennessee Historical…
Birch Bryant Memorial
Memorial Text:
"Birch Bryant 8/7/47-11/8/04. A friend of downtown. Member of Uncle Dave Macon Days. 1978-2004. Top Ad Salesman for 15 years."
Rutherford County Civil War Veterans Plaque
Plaque Text:
"Placed in memory of the Rutherford County Boys who gallantly served in the world war by the United Daughters of the Confederacy 'The Brave Beget the Brave.'"
General Nathan Bedford Forrest Plaque
Plaque Text:
"Erected to the memory of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest by the Daughters of the Confederacy for Heroic Services rendered the citizens of Murfreesboro on July 13, 1862."
Charles Egbert Craddock Historic Marker
Marker Text:
"Mary Noailles Murfree, who later became a prominent authoress under this pen-name, was born at 'Grantlands,' whose site is now marked by a large pine tree, Jan. 24, 1850. Educated at the Nashville Female Academy, later in…
Hardy Murfree Historic Marker
Marker Text:
"Lieutenant Colonel Hardy Murfree, for whom Murfreesboro Tennessee, is named, served in the Continental army during the American Revolution. He fought in many engagements, including Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth. At Stony…
Artillery Monument
On the third and final day of the Battle of Stones River, Union cannons lined up on the high ground at McFadden's Ford fired upon Confederate soldiers trying to take the high ground. After this bloody exchange, Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee…
General Braxton Bragg Headquarters Monument
Monument text:
""Headquarters Army of Tennessee General Braxton Bragg Jan 1,2, and 3 1863."
Hazen Brigade Monument
The Hazen Brigade monument was built in the summer of 1863, making it the oldest Civil War monument still standing in its original place of construction. This monument commemorates the efforts of the men of William B. Hazen's Brigade. Hazen's Brigade…