Local History with Truman Jones and Friends

July 26, 2016, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones…

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Old Log Home on Old Nashville Hwy.

This old log home is located just south of the Stones River United Methodist Church on the Old Nashville Hwy., and approximately 1/3 of a mile north of the historic entrance to the Stones River National Battlefield.      

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Christiana School, 1908-1931

CHRISTIANA SCHOOL 1908-1931 was located on the south side of the present Church Street, the main street in Christiana. On June 13, 1908, Charlie Anderson Gordon and wife sold to the Rutherford County Board of Education 1/2 acre with a house, formerly owned by R. O. Hale, for $500. The…

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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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