Murfreesboro, TN: Named for Revolutionary War Hero Hardy Murfree

Originally “Cannonsburgh,” the town was renamed Murfreesborough on December 9, 1811, honoring Colonel Hardy Murfree, a wealthy North Carolina veteran who donated one square mile along the Stones River for the courthouse and public square. He is regarded as the “Father of Murfreesboro.” The spelling later simplified to Murfreesboro.