What Happened In 1776 In Murfreesboro, TN ?

This incomplete cancel of 1976 is raising my curiosity.
Please could somebody - google cannot - tell me what happened?
Thank you and happy Easter
Heinrich

. In 1976 Murfreesboro was recognized as one of the national leaders by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration for its "Cannonsburgh: A Living History Museum of Early Southern Life" project, which today is administered by the city. I found this on Google. Maybe that's your answer.

I am the former publisher of the daily newspaper in Murfreesboro.

Hmmm.. 1776? Nothing I know of.

Murfreesboro was established in 1811 by the legislature to be the county seat. At the time, it was named Cannonsburgh after a Tennessee politician named Newton Cannon. It was then renamed Murfreesboro after a Revolution hero.

Cannonsburgh village is a historic site within Murfreesboro. It has some restored buildings, tours are available, etc.

My thought is it is merely a postmark from Cannonsburgh Village to honor the bicentennial, but I'd not swear to it.

I know a couple of historians and will check around.

The thing is Newton Cannon was born in 1781, so there's not an American Revolution/bicentennial connection with him.

Two little pieces of trivia: From 1818 until 1826 Murfreesboro was the capitol of Tennessee. The Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro during the Civil War had the highest casualty rate of any major battle in the war - 24,000 casualties out of 76,000 participants.

I'll do a little digging.

The historic site received development funding in 1974 as one of the top bicentennial celebration projects in the country. So, nothing happened there in 1776 and in 1976, they were just promoting completion of the project. The cancel, which is stretched in the image, probably said Historic Cannonsburgh Village Bicentennial Project (or site open) in Murfeesboro Tenn.