Old Fort Park and Golf Course

The city is located in the center of the state and is the center of the city. The area of the city is 101.53 km², of which 0.52 km² (0.54%) occupy open water spaces. In 2013, the city government released updated data showing that the city's area was already 144.88 km². The tiny West Fork rivers flow through the city (Stones flood)) and Little Creek; In the southeastern part of the city is Todd Lake, about 0.15 km², named after the lawyer and politician, Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Andrew Lee Todd-senior (1872—1945). The most popular green zone of the city is Old Park "Fort" and a golf course with more than 0.2 km² with baseball fields, tennis courts, children's playgrounds, 18-hole golf course, pipees knives and bicycle paths.

There are large I-24 highways through the Murfreesboro. US 41, US 70S, US 231; and smaller roads SR 1, SR 2, SR 10, SR 96, SR 99, SR 268 and SR 840. Air service is provided by the same-name airport, located in the northern part of the city.

The settlement was founded in 1811 under the name of Cannonsburgh, in honor of the 8th Governor of Tennessee Newtona Cannon, but a month later it was renamed into the current name in honor of war hero Hardy Murfrey. Incorporated with the status "city" (city) in 1817. From 1818 to 1826, Murfreesboro was the capital of the state of Tennessee, before and after the capital of the state was and is today the city of Nashville. In its first decades, cotton, maize and tobacco were the main occupations of residents.

By 1853, three colleges and several academies were working in Murfreesboro, which sometimes called the city "Tennessee Athens."

On December 31, 1862, the city started a major battle, a historical one called the Battle of Stone River. The battle between the Camberland army and the Tennessee army lasted three days, during which 23.5-25 thousand soldiers were killed on both sides. It was one of the most bloody battles of the Civil War.

In 1911, a two-year school opened in the city to train teachers. By 1925, it had become a full-fledged institute with four years of education.

After World War II, Murfreesboro, like the whole Rutherford district, changed its development from agriculture to industrial production.

10 April 2009 The city was devastated by a tornado. As a result, 2 city residents were killed, 41 were wounded, 845 houses were damaged, including 117 were completely destroyed, the damage was estimated at 41.8 million dollars.

In 2010 it became known about the beginning of construction in the city of the Islamic Center more than 1,100 m², which immediately sparked a wave of protests. Vandal inscriptions began to appear on the building under construction, construction equipment was set on fire, and a lawsuit against the construction was filed. In August 2011, a district judge ordered the mosque's continued construction, reminding the plaintiffs of religious freedom in the United States. In 2012, the Center began its work.

• The Islamic Center of Murfreesboro — has been in operation since 2012.
• State University of Middle Tennessee — has been working since 1911.
• The world's largest cedar bucket is 1.8 m high, the base diameter is 1.8 m, the top diameter is 2.7 m, the volume is 7,070 liters. Created in 1887 in Murfreesboro, exhibited at the World Exhibition of 1893 and the World Exhibition of 1904. In 2005, the arsonists partially destroyed it, it was restored in 2011.
• Stones River National Fighting Field — a historical park with an area of more than 2.3 km², broken on the site of one of the major battles of the Civil War.
• The first Presbyterian Church was built in 1914, registered in the National Register of Historical Places of the United States (NRIM) in 1993.

• The Islamic Center of Murfreesboro

• State University of Middle Tennessee — Jones Hall Building

• Murfreesboro is the city center of Tennessee. A memorial plaque was installed in 1978.

• In the park the Stones River National Fighting Field

The Bradley Academy Museum

Art

• Various music festivals are regularly held in Murfreesboro, a city home to many musicians and musical groups: Destroy Destroy Destroy, De Novo Dahl, Feable Weiner, Fluid Ounces, Self, The KSGB, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza.
• Since 1964, Murfreesboro has produced the Little Theater, famous for its unusual productions.
• Since 1983, the city has hosted a week-long international folk festival.
• Since 2001, the city has hosted a film festival for students of the State University of Middle Tennessee.
• Other cultural subjects in the city include the City Youth Orchestra and Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities.

Museums

• Discovery Center at Murfree Spring — has been in operation since 1986, as of 2013 receives about 130,000 visitors annually, has an area of more than 80,000 m².
• The Bradley Academy Museum was built in 1918 and served as a school for colored children until 1955. In 1990 he was introduced to the National Institute of Science and Technology, since 2000 he has been working as an exhibition-museum.
• Museum "Historical House "Aucklands" - built ok. In 1818, in the 1950's he lost the last owner, was vandalized and partially destroyed, but was saved by the city administration and since the early 1960's worked as a museum, in 1970 was added to the NRIM.

For almost all of its existence, the city's population has grown slowly but steadily. For example, from the early 1850’s to the early 1940’s, over 90 years, the number of inhabitants increased by a factor of five, from around 2,000 to around 10,000. Growth then accelerated: From the early 1940s to 2008, in less than 70 years, the number of city dwellers increased 10 times and surpassed the 100,000 mark.

2010

According to the 2010 census, 108,755 people lived in Murfreesboro.

2012

In 2012, the average income of the Merfrisboro household was $51,496 per year, with an average of $42,764; per capita income was $23,735 per year.

2013

In 2013, an estimated 117,044 people lived in Murfreesboro: 49.1% of men and 50.9% of women. The average age of the city resident was 29.3 years, with the average state of 38 years.

The origin of their ancestors was reported by the city's residents as follows: Germans - 10.5%, Irish - 9.9%, British - 9.5%, French - 2.4%. A survey of citizens over 15 years of age showed that 37.4% of them were unmarried and never married, 44.4% were married and lived together, 2.2% were married but separated, 3.8% were widowed and 12.1% were divorced. 6.3% of the city's residents were born outside the US, with an average of 4.5% of the state.

2014

As of June 2014, unemployment in the city was 6.4%, with the average state of 7.4%.

• Since 1972, the Murphy-Center basketball arena has been functioning in the city.
• Since 1982, Barrett Firearms, a major producer of small arms, optical devices and ammunition, has been headquartered in the city.
• In 2006 "Money" magazine put Murfreesboro in 84th place (out of 745) on his list of "The best place to live in the United States among cities with a population of over 50,000."
• In 2011, Nissan became the city's largest employer, providing 6,050 jobs.
• The city's two largest shopping centers are the Stones River Mall (open since 1992, trading area - over 62,300 m², parking for 3,000 cars) and the Avenue Murfreesboro (open from 2007 year, trading area - more than 75300 m²).
• City media and media: daily newspaper The Daily News Journal, radio stations WGNS, WMOT, WMTS-FM, TV station WETV-LP.
• The tallest building in the city is City Center (Swanson Building), with 15 floors and a height of 55.8 meters. It was built in 1989 by the little-known architect Joseph Swanson. The largest tenant of the building is the Bank of America.
• The city's largest cemetery is the 90-acre Eternal Green Cemetery, with nearly 12,000 graves.

• Official city website
  • History of the city on official website
• Murfreesboro Schools (EN)