Murray, Kentucky

In 1842, however, the state legislature divided the area, creating Marshall County.

The name was changed again to “Pleasant Springs” before its incorporation on January 17, 1844, when the present name was adopted to honor Rep.

In the spring of 1862, a Union force stationed in Paducah marched across the county to the Tennessee River, taking anything it wanted from the inhabitants without paying.

== Education == The Murray Independent School system has been a part of the community since 1872, when the first public school was built in the center of town.

The Ledger was established in 1879 and has remained locally operated.

The theatre is located in Murray's Central Park and is housed in a 1907 train and freight depot.

It was founded in 1922 as the Murray Normal School.

The Murray State football program has won more than 400 games, the most decisive win coming in 1932 when Murray State beat the University of Louisville 105–0.

The university has 16 athletic programs that compete in the Ohio Valley Conference, and have provided 117 conference titles since 1948.

Goodman, singer-songwriter Gene Graham, recipient of Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1962 Dustin Howard, professional wrestler, known under the ring name Chuck Taylor T.

The Cheri was started in 1967 as a single-screen theater with seating for 600.

There have been 35 National Merit Finalists since 1974.

The current treatment plant was built in 1992 with a capacity of 7 million gallons per day.

There have been many additions and renovations throughout the years, and in 1997, two 290-stadium seat auditoriums were added.

=== Census data === As of the census of 2000, there were 14,950 people, 6,004 households, and 2,869 families residing in the city.

In 2006, the Murray High School test scores were ranked as being 9th in the state of Kentucky.

On February 5, 2008, Kentucky and surrounding states were subject to many violent tornadoes with some of them in Western Kentucky.

On June 30, 2009, a violent storm with winds of up to 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) ravaged trees and damaged buildings.

A commemoration was held on October 28, 2014, for the 150th Civil War anniversary of Fort Heiman in New Concord, Kentucky, which became a National Battlefield on October 30, 2006.

The Confederate Monument was donated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and has been subject to calls for removal most recently in 2020.

In 2022, Calloway County High School won the state competition in Future Problem Solving, while in 2023, Calloway County Middle School placed second in the state in Quick Recall...