Facts about Oaklands Mansion you may not know

Nancy De Gennaro, Daily News Journal, July 8, 2016 Oaklands Mansion was built by Dr. James Maney and Sally Murfree Maney. Murfree Maney was the daughter of Revolutionary War Col. Hardy Murfree, for whom the town is named. The land Oaklands Mansion stands on, originally 274 acres, was inherited by Murfree…

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Woman’s Club celebrating Centennial

Nancy De Gennero, Daily News Journal, July 5, 2016 MURFRESBORO — From 4-6 p.m. July 16, the nonprofit Woman’s Club of Murfreesboro is celebrating its centennial with an open house featuring wine and hors d’oeuvres. These days, not many groups can say they’ve been around for 100 years, said longtime member and…

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Loafer’s Rest, Smyrna, TN

This photo was taken looking southeast, towards Murfreesboro down old Highway 41 (Old Nashville Hwy.) near the intersection of of Rock Springs Road.  Note the white sign in the right side of Old Nashville Hwy., “Sam Davis Home’.

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