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VISITORS Library: 4340 Museum: 12 S E P T E M B E R 2 9 - O C T O B E R 0 3 P A G E 0 5 The Smyrna Museum is currently displaying the City’s original charter, a six-page document from 1872 written in elegant calligraphy by the Secretary of State. This charter outlines the state act that officially incorporated Smyrna as a city. One notable provision established the city limits as extending one mile in every direction from the Smyrna Academy building. Built around 1840 (prior to the Civil War) the Academy once stood near today’s Market Village, roughly between the Corner Taqueria and Stout Brothers restaurants. The two-story brick structure, later expanded with a wooden addition, served many roles over the years: a private school, an early Baptist and Presbyterian church, a Masonic lodge, and a gathering place for fundraisers and lectures. Because the first city limits were drawn as a mile in every direction from this single point, Smyrna’s original boundaries formed a perfect circle! LIBRARY AND MUSEUM THE 1872 CHARTER THAT BUILT SMYRNAS E P T E M B E R 2 9 - O C T O B E R 0 3 P A G E 0 6