Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Murfreesboro is a city in Middle Tennessee and the seat of Rutherford County. Its development as a county seat began when the state legislature appointed a site-selection committee in 1811. Initially named Cannonsburgh, the town was renamed for Col. Hardy Murfree. It served as Tennessee’s capital from 1818 until Nashville regained that role in 1826. Middle Tennessee State University grew from a teacher-training school that opened in Murfreesboro in 1911.