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Parks commission names former GE site Schaeffer Park after Civil War officer; vote unanimous
Summary
The Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Commission voted to name a donated 42-acre parcel near Northwest Broad Street and Thompson Lane "Schaeffer Park" after Colonel Frederick Schaeffer, who was killed on the site during the Dec. 31, 1862, Battle of Stones River.
The Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Commission voted unanimously to name a 42-acre parcel formerly known as the O’Reilly track (and earlier the GE property) Schaeffer Park.
The commission took the action after the National Park Service’s Jim Lewis described Colonel Frederick Schaeffer’s role and death on the property during the first day of the Dec. 31, 1862, Battle of Stones River. Lewis said…
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