Murfreesboro / Rutherford County

Historical marker location:

3024 Franklin Rd, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of Franklin Road (State Highway 96) and Gresham Lane, on the right when traveling east on Franklin Road.)

Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union during the Civil War. It joined the Confederacy in June 1861, but a significant portion of its population remained loyal to the Union, leading to a bitter and divided conflict within the state.