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Murfreesboro MayorTommy Bragg's letter aboutMurfreesboro'sBicentennial celebration.

A historyof mayors.

A timeline of howMurfreesboro wasfounded, detailingkey developmentsfrom1803 through1818.

Storytellers revisit'Boro's past, 10.

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Postcardexhibit.

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Congratulationsand best wishesare in order asMurfreesboro

completes it year-longBicentennial celebration.

The events, the Bicen-tennial recognition andfascination of who, what,when and where hasmadeMurfreesboroalmost the “Center of theUniverse” for all ourresidents, businesses andvisitors this past year.

The hometown weknow as Murfreesborogrew from 60 acres ofland belonging to Capt.William Lytle, and namedin memory of Lytle’sfriend, Col. HardyMur-free. In 1817, “Murfrees-boro” was recognized asan official city by thestate Legislature and, in1818, was named thecapital of Tennesseebecause of its centrallocation. Nashville be-came state capital in1826.

Early settlers foundmainly an agriculturalcommunity, with corn,cotton, and tobacco beingthe main crops. By 1853,the Murfreesboro areawas home to three col-leges and several acade-mies, prompting it to becalled the “Athens ofTennessee” by a visitingreligious reporter.

The Civil War broughttrauma and Union occu-pation, and training sol-diers filled the surround-

ing hills before WorldWar II.

In 1911, Middle Ten-nessee State NormalSchool opened. Laterknown as Middle Ten-nessee State University,it is the home today to26,000-plus students,which is the highest un-dergraduate enrollmentin the state.

After World War II,Murfreesboro and Ruth-erford County began tochange from an agricul-tural-based economy toindustrial and manu-facturing. Industrialgrowth has been steadysince that time, contrib-uting to a stable economyand phenomenal growth.Murfreesboro now has,by special census, a pop-ulation of 109,575.

Named the Most Liv-able Town in Tennessee,Murfreesboro is the fast-est growing city in thestate and it’s not hard tosee why. Murfreesboroprovides the quality oflife that attracts growth— plentiful housing,excellent schools, em-ployment opportunities,outstanding services,recreational programsand regional medicalfacilities.

It is exciting and hasgiven a whole new per-spective for where “The’Boro” is going in yearsto come.

— Tommy Bragg,Murfreesboro mayor

Welcome to the‘Center of the Universe’‘Most Livable Town’ for200 years, and counting

Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg stands next to the city's bicentennial cake, while theRutherford County Courthouse can be seen in the background. HELEN COMER/DNJ

ABOUT MAYORTOMMY BRAGG» Tommy Bragg was firstelected mayor on April 16,2002, to a four-year term asMurfreesboro mayor on aplatform of improving educa-tional excellence in the cityschools system, support forMiddle Tennessee StateUniversity, an improvedbusiness climate and a focuson responsible growth toenhance Murfreesboro’squality of life.» He was chosen 2005 Mayorof the Year by the TennesseeMunicipal League, andserved as League presidentin 2006 when he was re-elected by the citizens ofMurfreesboro to a secondfour-year term. The citizenselected Bragg to a third termin April 2010. He currently isin his second term as amember of the TennesseeAdvisory Commission onIntergovernmental Relations.»Mayor Bragg was born inMurfreesboro in 1947 and,along with his wife Jeanne,has three children, Beth(Alex) Jennings, Anne (Chris)Warren and John, III. Theyhave one grandchild, JeanneWarren.» He earned a degree injournalism from the Universityof Tennessee at Knoxville andis a retired colonel in theTennessee Air NationalGuard. He is former owner ofCourier Printing in Smyrnaand is a former president ofthe Printing Industry Associa-tion of the South and aninductee to the BenjaminFranklin Honor Society of thePrinting Industry of America.He is a Rotary InternationalPaul Harris Fellow and amember of the Sigma ChiFraternity.» He is currently a memberof the MTSU FoundationHeritage Club, serves on theBoard of Professional Ad-visers to the MTSU College ofMass Communications, and isa trustee of the MTSU Foun-dation. He attends St. Rose ofLima Catholic Church wherehe has served as SundaySchool teacher and financecommittee chairman.

Murfreesboro Mayors— Through the Years

Murfreesboro’s mayorsand dates of service:1818e Joshua Haskell1819e David Wendell1820e Robert Purdy1821e Dr. H. Holmes1822-1823eW. R. Rucker1824e John Jones1825eWilliam Ledbetter1826e Samuel B. Rucker1827eWilliam Ledbetter1828e John Smith1829e Edward Fisher1830e John Smith1831e James C. Moore1832e Charles Ready1833e Charles Niles1834-1835eMarman Spence1836e Edward Fisher1837e L. H. Carney1838e E. A. Keeble1839e Edward Fisher1840e G. A. Sublett1841-1842e B. W. Farmer1843e Henderson King Yoakum1844eWilson Thomas1845e B. W. Farmer1846e B.W. Farmer1847-1848e John Leiper1849-1853e Charles Ready1854e F. Henry1855e E. A. Keeble1856-1859e Joseph B. Palmer1860e John W. Burton1861e John W. Burton and Alfred Miller1862e J. E. Dromgoole

1863-1864e James Monroe Tompkins1865-1866e Robert D. Reed1867e Charles Ready1868-1869e E. L. Jordan1870e Thomas B. Darrah1871e J.A. January1872-1873e Ingram Blanks Collier1874-1875e Dr. J. B. Murfree1876e H. H. Kerr1877e H.H. Clayton1878-1879e Newton C. Collier1880-1881e James Clayton1882-1883e E. F. Burton1884-1885e John Marcy Overall, Sr.1886- 1887e H.E. Palmer1888-1891e T.H. Wood1892-1895e T.H. Wood1896- 1897e J. T. Wrather1898e T.B. Lytle, J. O. Oslin1899e James O. Oslin1900-1910e J. H. Crichlow1910-1918e Dr. G. B. Giltner1919-1922e N. C. Maney1923-1931e Al D. McKnight1932-1934e N. C. Maney1935-1936eW. T. Gerhardt1937-1940eW. A. Miles1941-1942eW. T. Gerhardt1943-1946eW. A. Miles1946-1950e John T. Holloway1950-1954e Jennings A. Jones1955-1964e A.L. (Jack) Todd1965-1982e Hollis Westbrooks1982-1998e Joe B. Jackson1998-2002e Richard Reeves2002-Presente Tommy Bragg

I. B. Collier Crichlow Gerhardt Giltner

Holloway Jones Jackson Jordan

McKnight MilesKerr Maney

Miller Murfree N.C. Collier Overall

Palmer Reeves Todd Westbrooks

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MayorTommy Bragg,2002- present.

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MURFREESBORO —As part of Murfrees-boro’s 200th birthday, Mayor TommyBragg suggested that Murfreesboro

enjoy a year-long (13-month) celebration for itsbicentennial.

“Parks and Recreation was really taskedwith and came in to talk with me about ideas forthe bicentennial,” Bragg said. “(Parks and Rec-

Marcus Delany ofMurfreesboroCityTV operates acamera during ataping of“MurfreesboroStorytellers” atthe RutherfordCounty Chamberof Commerce.JOHN A. GILLIS/DNJ

Storytellersrelive pastYear-long Murfreesborocable TV series highlightsMurfreesboro’s history,accomplishments

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reation Director) LannyGoodwin and (AssistantDirector) Angela Jack-son get all the credit for,No. 1, taking over theresponsibility and, No. 2,to look with me acrossthe community and seewhat areas we needed tocover each month.”

Most of time, eventswere already under wayor planned for thosemonths, so the commit-tee didn’t have to rein-vent the wheel to haveideas, Bragg said.

“Our parks and recre-ation department reallydid a great job,” Braggadded.

The idea for Storytell-ers on MurfreesboroCity TV each monthduring the bicentennialobservance came fromseries moderator JohnHood.

“John participated inan interview for a docu-mentary,” said MichaelNevills, producer of theMurfreesboro Storytell-ers series. “Through ourdiscussions, we felt likethere was more to tell.From there, we decidedon doing storytellers,more of a roundtableformat to play offthemes of each month,from ‘Our Beginnings,’‘Our Heritage’ and ‘OurEducators’ to this lastshow, which will be ‘OurFuture.’ We found gueststo work with each eachof those themes.”

The monthly themesand guests were:

Our Heritage

“Our Heritage,” fea-tures local attorney MattMurfree, a descendant ofCol. Hardy Murfree;Pam Kious, communityvolunteer and a descend-ant of Capt. WilliamLytle, and Jock Rucker,local attorney, who is adescendant of ThomasRucker. All three fam-

ilies played a part in thesettlement of Murfrees-boro.

Our Beginnings

Murfreesboro busi-nessman Ransom Jones,historian Greg Tuckerand BG Jim Rich Rob-erts, retired TennesseeAir National Guardmember, explain how thetiny community of Jef-ferson began as thecounty seat before it wasmoved to Murfreesboro.

Our Teachers

Mary Scales, a long-time civil rights advo-cate in the area, whoformerly served on theMurfreesboro City Coun-cil and School Board,recounts the early daysof desegregation in Mur-freesboro City and Ruth-erford County Schools.

Our Healers

Robert Adams, chair-man and CEO of NationalHealth Care Corp., tellshow his father, Dr. CarlAdams, and Dr. S.C. Gar-rison, co-founded Mur-freesboro Medical Clinicin 1949. This remains thelargest group practice ofaccredited physiciansheadquartered in Ruth-erford County.

Our People

Murfreesboro hasstood as a melting potfor a diverse populationof residents since itshumble beginnings. Inthis episode, guestsCounty CommissionerChantho Sourinho, who isa leader in the Laotiancommunity, and CitySchools Outreach Coor-dinator Marisela Tapiatalk about the peoplewho have helped makeMurfreesboro what it istoday.

Our Military

Guests Don Wither-spoon, a Marine veteranand member of the Bi-

centennial Committee;Gib Backlund, Chief ofOperations for StonesRiver National Battle-field; Lt. Col. TharrelKast, professor, MilitaryScience at MTSU; andDerek Frisby, professorof history at MTSU,discuss the city’s roles ina number of wars, in-cluding the Civil War,World War II and pre-sent day conflicts.

Our Faith

Bill Ledbetter, FirstPresbyterian Church;Nancy Vaughn, churchhistorian, First Baptistchurch, Castle Street;and Madge Lewis, com-munity activist, TheCatholic Church in Mur-freesboro are featured.Ledbetter talks about thebeginnings of the FirstPresbyterian Church inMurfreesboro. Thechurch was originallylocated at MurfreeSpring and later in a

school house closer totown. They later movedto a location on VineStreet in a corner ofwhat is now the old citycemetery.

Our Arts andArchitecture

Art has grown overthe years in Murfrees-boro, thanks to peoplesuch as Lewis Snyder,who came to MiddleTennessee State to teachin 1962, and taught therefor 10 years.He creditsthe fine arts program atMTSU and local artistsfor the growth. He start-ed the Tennessee CraftArtists Association in1965.

Our Rivers, Roads,Rails and Trails

Rail and the riverwere vital ingredients inMurfreesboro’s role inthe Civil War, as Northand South relied on both

to move supplies andeven troops. Today, theriver is not only thesource for the city’sdrinking water, but it isalso a popular recre-ational attraction.

Our Music

Known as the home ofGrand Ole Opry starUncle Dave Macon, Mur-freesboro has had a longlove affair with music.Today, it’s home to theCenter for Popular Mu-sic at MTSU, as well asup and coming entertain-ers like country croonerChris Young and Amer-ican Idol finalist ColtonDixon.

Our Stories

Guests ElmaMcKnight, a teacher atErma Siegel School; JohnLodl, director of theRutherford County Ar-chives; and newspapercolumnist Dan Whittle

recount stories of how itused to be in Murfrees-boro in this episode.

Our Work

From farming to man-ufacturing, Murfrees-boro boasts a long line oflabor and workforcedevelopment. The com-munity was basicallyagrarian (dairy farming ,tobacco) had a weavingmill, but most workedand lived on a farm.

Our Future

Mayor Bragg wrapsup the Bicentennial cele-bration and speaks onthe biggest challenges hesees for the city (ex-amples: public safetyand access (information-al, transportation), whileMTSU President SidneyMcPhee reflects on theuniversity’s successafter 100 years.

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Stories Mayor TommyBragg, left, andStorytellershost John HooddiscussMurfreesboro’srich historyduring anepisode of“MurfreesboroStorytellers” atthe RutherfordCountyChamber ofCommerce.JOHN A. GILLIS/DNJ

FYIMurfreesboro CityTV’s video journalist Michael Nevills produced “Storytellers,” with former state Rep. John Hood servingas series moderator. The show is cablecast at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, at 7:30 p.m.Mondays, at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdaysand Thursdays and at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays.All of the previous shows can be found at http://murfreesborotn.gov/ on the city’s web-streaming section under the Bicen-tennial Programs folder.

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MURFREESBORO—The images are every-

thing.They are portraits of

the past, preserved forpresent and future gen-erations to enjoy.

They are glimpses ofMurfreesboro: where thecity has been and whowas there.

Culled from W. RidleyWills II’s collection of281 postcards, the im-ages provide a rare andinvaluable look at thecity’s past. Displayed onsix panels, ranging intheme from progress tocolleges, the postcardshave been on display atThe Heritage Center ofMurfreesboro and Ruth-erford County for thepast year as part of Mur-freesboro’s bicentennialcelebration.

MTSU graduate stu-dent Sara Beth Gideoncreated the exhibit, hersecond for The HeritageCenter, with the help ofher mentor and adviserDr. Van West.

“I narrowed my selec-tion down to the 40 post-cards featured on theexhibit panels, wrote thetext and captions, andworked with MTSU’sCreative and Visual Ser-vices to create the de-sign,” Gideon explains.

According to one ofthe exhibit displays,

“During the early 20thcentury, postcards wereone of the most popularforms of communication.They were an easy andaffordable method ofkeeping in touch, andthey provided their re-cipients with glimpses ofplaces or events thatthey might never seeotherwise. Postcardstoday are treasured col-lector’s items and valu-able historical docu-ments since they showbuildings and landscapesdemolished decadesearlier.”

Panel one shows somekey aspects of life inMurfreesboro, from theRutherford CountyCourthouse in variousstages to the downtownarea, before and afterautomobiles came on thescene.

The second panelpromotes progress inMurfreesboro, from theold tollgate on NashvillePike, to the Nashville,Chattanooga and St.Louis Railroad; from acotton gin to the oldCarnation Milk ProductsCo.; from the York VAMedical Center to theformer RutherfordCounty Health Depart-ment Building.

The third panel tracesdevelopment of high-ways in the area, fromthe Dixie Highwaythrough Murfreesboro in

By Doug Davisdougdavis@dnj.com

Historic postcards portray

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the 1920s to constructionof the four-lane U.S. 41,more popularly knownas Broad Street. Hotelsand motels that formerlystood in Murfreesboro,along with the JacksonMotel and Motel Mur-freesboro, which stillstand, are also featured.

The fourth panel pro-motes the college townin postcards, from pri-vate colleges to the city’spublic education institu-tions. The old TennesseeCollege for Women,Soule College and Mur-freesboro School areshown in postcards alongwith the former CentralHigh School, Chrichlowgrammar school and theMurfreesboro School forBoys, also known as theMooney School.

An MTSU panelshows the Cope Admini-stration Building in itsearly days to the obeliskentrance from 1961.

Panel 6 shows howMurfreesboro continuedto make improvementsover the years while stillrespecting its small-townatmosphere and respect-ing its history.

The Heritage Centeralso features a glass-enclosed display of actu-al postcards, showingeverything from the oldNashville Highwaybridge to the Elks Cluband the home whereMrs. Douglas MacArthuronce lived.

The display remainsopen until Oct. 12 at theHeritage Center on WestCollege Street in down-town Murfreesboro,after which new historicdisplays will be featured.

— Doug Davis, 615-278-5152

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Postcards

Sara Beth Gideon, a graduatestudent at MTSU, shows thepostcard exhibit that she helpeddevelop for The Heritage Center aspart of Murfreesboro’s year-longbicentennial celebration. JOHN A.

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1) Soon after establish-ment ofRutherfordCoun-ty in1803, itwasgenerallyrecognized that Jeffer-son, because of its loca-tion,was a poor choice fora county seat.

True / False

2) Newton Cannon, anearly Rutherford Countyresident andpolitician, in-troduced state legislationto replace Jefferson witha more centrally locatedcounty seat.

True / False

3) The first place inTennessee to bear thename “Cannonsburgh”was founded in—

a) 1811b) 1812

c) 1817d) 1976e) None of the above

4) William Lytle, a cap-tain in the RevolutionaryArmy, received for hisservices a large grant ofland, a part of which be-came the town of Mur-freesboro.

True / False

5)AfterWilliamLytle’sland was selected for thenew county seat, he mod-estly declined the propos-al to name the town in hishonor and proposed thename “Murfrees-borough.”

True / False

6) The state Legisla-

ture in October 1811 ap-pointed seven “TownCommissioners” to selecta site for the new “seat ofjustice.” Which two of thefollowingwere not amongthe seven?

a) Thomas Ruckerb) Charles Readyc) Hugh Robinsond) James L. Armstronge) William Lytlef) Hance Hamilton

7) Concerns regardingthe diversion of travelpatterns made allies ofCharles Ready andThom-as Rucker during deliber-ations regarding the loca-tion of the new Ruther-ford County seat.

True / False

8) The Murfreesboro

Bicentennial was recog-nized in 2011. The Mur-freesboro Centennial wascelebrated in 1912. The125th Anniversary wasnoted in 1938. When didthe City of Murfreesborocelebrate its Sesquicen-tennial (150 years)?

a) 1961b) 1962c) 1963d) 1967e) None of the above

9) In what year did theQuarterly Court first con-vene in Murfrees-borough?

1811181218131817

10) The original seven

TownCommissionerswhochose the town site, soldtown lots, and built thecourthouse:

a) Were honored andmemorialized by earlyMurfreesborough resi-dents;

b) Are today officiallyrecognized as the “Found-ing Fathers” ofMurfrees-boro;

c) Were a cohesivegroup of local statesmen;

d) All of the above;e) None of the above.

11) When did the Mur-freesborough settlementbecome a city?

1812181318171819

12) Name the first twodevelopers toaddsubdivi-sions to Murfrees-borough.

— by Greg Tucker,Rutherford County Historical

Society

A MURFREESBOROUGH BICENTENNIAL QUIZ

Test your knowledge

ANSWERS:1)False2)False3)d4)False5)False6)aande

7)True8)d9)181310)e11)181712)IsaacHilliard(son-in-lawofHardyMurfree)andWilliamLytle.

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