Tennessee Capital Obelisk - Murfreesboro, Tn
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N 35° 50.752 W 086° 23.541
16S E 554872 N 3967023
This 10ft light grey granite obelisk is located on the southwest corner of the Rutherford County Courthouse grounds. The Courthouse is located at 1 Court Square in Murfreesboro, Tn.
Waymark Code: WMMPV8
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2014
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This 10ft light grey granite obelisk is located on the southwest corner of the Rutherford County Courthouse grounds. The obelisk commemorates the fact that Murfreesboro was the capital of Tennessee at one time. The obelisk has two square inscription blocks with the obelisk resting upon the blocks. The bottom block text alternates between Murfreesboro and Former State Capital.
The front text of the Middle block:
MURFREESBORO
CAPITAL OF
TENNESSEE
June 1, 1817
to
April 30, 1826
Right side text:
RESOLUTION MAKING
MURFREESBORO
STATE CAPITAL
'Resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, that the next
meeting of the General
Assembly shall be at the town
of Murfreesborough in the
County of Rutherford, and all
Public Offices therein belonging,
removed to the said town of
Murfreesborough on or before
the First Day of June, 1818.'
Adopted November 24, 1817
House Journal 1817 Page 296
Text on the reverse side:
GOVERNORS
OF
TENNESSEE
WHILE MURFREESBORO
WAS THE CAPITAL
JOSEPH McMINN
WILLIAM CARROLL
Text on the left side:
THIS MARKER
AUTHORIZED BY THE
SEVENTY-SIXTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1949
Gordon Browning - Governor
James H. Cummings - Secretary of State
Walter M. Haynes - Speaker of the Senate
McAllen Foutch - Speaker of the House
Date Created/Placed: 1949
Address:
1 Court Square
Murfreesboro, Tn. 37130
Height: 10 feet
Illuminated: no
Website: [Web Link]
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