Geographic Center of Tennessee 3A 166 - Murfreesboro TN
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N 35° 51.258 W 086° 21.990
16S E 557201 N 3967973
Geographic Center of Tennessee marker located at Middle Tennessee State University.
Waymark Code: WMT485
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2016
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In 1834, the State of Tennessee hired Professor James Hamilton to find its geographic center in order to locate the state capital as near as possible to the center of the state. However, certain circumstances and politics left the capital in Nashville although Governor James Knox Polk wanted it moved to Murfreesboro. In 1976, 1/2 miles northeast on Old Lascassas Road, an obelisk was placed by the Rutherford County Historical Society at the state's geographic center.
Marker Name: Geographic Center of Tennessee
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 3A 166
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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