Murfreesboro Wedding

Murfreesboro is a city in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. According to the 2004 census estimate the city had a total population of 81,511. It is the county seat of Rutherford CountyGR6.

Although Murfreesboro is sometimes considered a suburb or exurb of Nashville, Tennessee, it is far enough away and has a large enough population to maintain a separate identity from its larger neighbor.

Murfreesboro is the location of Middle Tennessee State University, the largest undergraduate university in the state of Tennessee.

Murfreesboro is one of the fastest growing cities in the country. From 1990 to 2000, the town's population grew 50%, from 46,000 to 69,000.

In 1811, the Tennessee State Legislature established a county seat for Rutherford County. The town was first named "Cannonsburgh" in honor of Tennessee politician Newton Cannon, but was soon renamed "Murfreesboro" for Revolutionary War hero Colonel Hardy Murfree, later the great-grandfather of author Mary Noailles Murfree.