Dan Whittle, The Murfreesboro Post, June 17, 2012 CHRISTIANA – Due to the popular Miller’s Grocery, a country café, this tiny rural community’s legend grows. The legends born at Christiana may be bigger than the never-incorporated village itself. For example, two American presidents, Ulysses S. Grant and Richard M. Nixon,…
As published by the Murfreesboro Post, Sunday, June 10, 2012 The little community of Fosterville in southernmost Rutherford County, once a bustling railroad hub of agriculture and commerce, owes its very existence to the steam-powered locomotive, but faith soon became the real driving force that kept its families going through…
As published by the Daily News Journal, Wednesday, May 30, 2012 By Doug Davis, Daily News Journal In the 1950s, Murfreesboro obtained federal funding to assist in urban renewal on 52 acres of property known as the Bottoms. “I once lived on Front Street, but I went to the Bottoms…
MURFREESBORO, DNJ, 5/27/2012 — Rutherford County is home to 28 designated Century Farms, establishing the county is serious about preserving its historical sites and how much agriculture played a part in the development of the growing population.
Merry Month of May As published by the Murfreesboro Post, Dan Whittle, Sunday, May 27, 2012 R.D. “Bo” McKneely’s connection to Tennessee began in 1958 when he met prominent Rutherford County resident Sara McQuire Bell, widow of the late Ed Bell, former publisher of the Daily News Journal. “I went…
The Murfreesboro Post, April 19, 2012 Linebaugh Library is offering a unique opportunity Sunday, April 22, for the community to learn about two recently published works that relate directly to the history of Murfreesboro. Co-authors Lisa Ramsay and Tammy Vaughn will share about their book, “Tennessee’s Dixie Highway: The Cline…
As published by the Murfreesboro Post, Jonathan Fagan, Sunday, March 25, 2012 Just in time for the 35th anniversary of Uncle Dave Macon Days, longtime organizers of the event discovered documents from its humble beginnings. Macon, nicknamed The Dixie Dewdrop, was a banjo-picking, original member of the Grand Ole Opry…
Jonathan Fagan, the Murfreesboro Post, March 1, 2012 A new locally authored book is giving readers a chance to see historic images of Rutherford County and Murfreesboro for the first time. Proceeds from the sale of “Murfreesboro, Then & Now” will benefit Read To Succeed’s adult literacy program. The project…
Patsy Weiler, The Murfreesboro Post, February 26, 2012 Uncle Dave Macon Days, the nationally recognized music and dance festival, will honor two performers known for their love and mastery of the banjo during this year’s event, held July 13-15. Grand Ole Opry star Mike Snider will be presented the 2012…
As published by the Murfreesboro Post, Jonathan Fagan, Sunday, February 19, 2012 A wealthy black Southern planter who owned many slaves? The image challenges many preconceived notions of the Antebellum South and its social structure, but such a shocking image was reality in Rutherford, Davidson and Wilson counties. Along the…