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Murfreesboro (2)

U.S. 231, Murfreesboro, TN , USA
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First settler came in 1799; the settlement was first named Cannonsburg. It was actually founded in 1811, on land donated by Capt. William Lytle, who stipulated that the town should be named for Hardy Murfree, a Revolution ary veteran of Williamson County. From June 1818, through April 1826, it was the capital of the state.

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