Stories tagged "Free-Standing": 6
Hendon-McClanahan Lodge 54 Fraternal Order of Police Monument
Rutherford County Fallen Firefighter Memorial
Geographic Center of Tennessee-- The Obelisk
“The Obelisk” marking the geographic center of Tennessee was dedicated June 26, 1976. The land that this monument sits on was donated by Dr. John T. Cunningham. According to an article in the Daily News Journal, this project was undertaken by the…
The Old Bradley Academy Marker
The Old Bradley Academy historical marker is free-standing and located on Academy Street in front of the Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center. Bradley Academy was founded in the early nineteenth century as a school for white males. James K.…
The Bradley Academy Marker
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…
"General Griffith Rutherford "
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…