Rutherford County / Murphreesboro

(Front):

Rutherford County

Established 1803; named in honor of

Maj. Gen. Griffith Rutherford

of the Revolutionary Army; appointed by President Washington as a Member of the Legislature for the Southwest Territory, which later became the State of Tennessee.

(Back):

Murfreesboro

First settlers came in 1799; the settlement ...

Rutherford County

Rutherford County, created in 1779, was named for Brigadier General Griffith Rutherford. Griffith Rutherford helped protect Rutherford County through his service as leader of Rutherford Trace in 1776. While serving in the Revolutionary War, Griffith Rutherford was stationed in forts ...

Rutherford County Memorial

In (sic) memorian

Rutherford County boys who made the

supreme sacrifice

[List of names]

Marker is on E. Main Street 0.1 miles east of Mill Street, in the median.

Courtesy hmdb.org