Murfreesboro

[ mur-freez-bur-oh, -buhr-oh ]

/ ˈmɜr frizˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ /

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a city in central Tennessee: battle of Stone River (or Murfreesboro) 1862.

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He was working in Murfreesboro, Tenn., at an outdoor campground and four in the afternoon next to the beer truck.
Is John Mulaney the Next Seinfeld?|Kevin Fallon|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sun began to rise over Murfreesboro' and the rebel camps, giving promise of a bright, invigorating day.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy
A couple of days later they got a pass to go down to Murfreesboro' and look the sleepy old town over.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy
"I've a good mind to go down to Murfreesboro' and161 see Si," responded the father.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy

After her release she spent two years in the hospitals at Murfreesboro, a very arduous field of labor.
The Blue and The Gray|A. R. White
On the 6th of January, 1863, my division settled quietly down in its camp south of Murfreesboro'.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete|General Philip Henry Sheridan