The Marshall County Chamber of Commerce was organized in the early 1920's as a project of the newly formed Rotary Club. Prior to the organization of the Chamber, the Board of Trade had promoted the retail merchants and industries. The earliest meetings of the Chamber were held on the second story of a building now occupied by Fountain Square.

One of the earliest projects of the Chamber was to remove the seven tollgates between Lewisburg and Nashville. The Chamber also promoted the local dairy industry, which boasted its production of Jersey cows - the largest in the nation. A local credit bureau was another Chamber project.

In 1952 the Chamber decided to promote and build a recreational facility for the whole community. Preston Hopkins chaired a committee to raise the funds for the Marshall County Recreation Center. Mr. Hopkins made a list of 28 people and asked them to give $1000.00 each toward the campaign. When this money was raised, others in the community wanted to help with the project. The total cash collection was $130,000. The facility was built on eighty acres of land donated by the stockholders of a private country club that never materialized. The architect and contractor donated their labor, and materials were purchased at cost. For the next twenty years the Chamber of Commerce maintained the facility which included a large swimming pool, a nine-hole golf course, clubhouse, picnic area, and playground. The Marshall County Recreation Center is now operated and maintained by the City of Lewisburg. The Lewisburg Industrial Park was an outgrowth of leadership by the Industrial Development Committee of the Chamber. Representatives of this committee urged the Lewisburg City Council to purchase a large tract of land for the purpose of recruiting industry. In 1963 the City purchased the original land for the industrial park.