August 6, 2009, The Murfreesboro Post Evergreen Cemetery is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individuals responsible for vandalizing headstones in Evergreen Cemetery earlier this week. A few of the desecrated stones have been cleaned and crews are working to restore the…
The Murfreesboro Post, August 9, 2009 The Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center in Murfreesboro is starting a new project to record all of the African American cemeteries in Rutherford County. This unprecedented project has never been accomplished before, and we feel a strong urgency to record those that have…
Carol White, The Murfreesboro Post, July 25, 2009 Is Watkins Cemetery in Further Danger? In addition to being overgrown and having stones down, Watson Cemetery may be in further danger. Watkins cemetery is located just off Memorial Road at Cedar View Drive. It’s such a peaceful little family cemetery. The…
As published by the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West, Sunday, July 19, 2009 Maybe the name Uriah Stone tickles something in your memory? But more likely, not. Uriah was perhaps the first white man to travel up the stream now named in his honor. Yes, Stones River is named after this…
Dan Goodwin, The Daily News Journal, March 31, 1989 For a good portion of the War Between the States, Middle Tennessee was ostensibly under control of Union forces. That control was won by hard fighting in major and minor battles, but often that control went no further than a city…
The Murfreesboro Post, Erin Edgemon Elvis Presley, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, The Who, The Beach Boys and Garth Brooks; all are legendary musicians who have sold millions of records. But there’s something else that these performers have in common. They all performed at Murphy Center on the MTSU campus during…
Roger Clark Maples, 66, passed away Sunday night, May 10, 2009 at his home. Clark was born on April 11, 1943, in Rutherford County, Tennessee, where he lived his entire life. He was a graduate of Central High School and MTSU. He was the owner of Clark Maples Realty &…
Mike West, The Murfreesboro Post, April 19, 2009 Next to Stones River National Battlefield, the Sam Davis Home in Smyrna is probably the most interesting and best-preserved Civil War site in Rutherford County. Born on Oct. 6, 1842 in Rutherford County, Sam Davis grew up in the upper middle class…
The Murfreesboro Post, April 3, 2009 Stones River National Cemetery: The federal government established Stones River National Cemetery by means of an order issued by Major Gen. George H. Thomas to Brig. Gen. Horatio Van Cleve on March 29, 1864. Assistant Quartermaster Captain John Means selected the site, designed the…
The Murfreesboro Post, March 11, 2009 During the month of April, Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center will present The African American Female Experience, which is a month-long celebration of the African American female and the essence of who she is. The African American female has suffered, endured, struggled, and…