LITTLE HOPE SCHOOL BLACK 1894-1965 was in the Little Hope area. It was on the west side of the present Baker Road and about one mile north of the BROWN’S CHAPEL SCHOOL. On September 8, 1894, Bird Peebles colored deeded one-half acre of land for a school. It bordered the…
HALLS SCHOOL BLACK -1949 , was in District 7 and then in District 13 on the west side of Gresham Lane, and about three-fourths mile north of the Franklin Road. The school was on land originally bought by Flemmon Hall on December 15, 1877 from the heirs of John Henderson.…
Murfreesboro City Television, August 29, 2017 John Lodl with the Rutherford County Archives talks about researching African American history.
READYVILLE SCHOOL BLACK early 1900’s-1940 was in Cannon County at Readyville near the Rutherford County line. It was on the east side of Porterfield Road about one block north of Tilford’s saw mill and the Woodbury Road. Children from both Cannon and Rutherford Counties attendedthe school. The school, which at…
CRAWFORD SCHOOL BLACK -1900 was built on the Richard Crawford lot on Rocky Hill Road which runs north off Holly Grove Road. The school was a one-room frame building with Novella Crawford and Mrs. Johnnie Scales as teachers. Susie Rucker Rucker, who did some private teaching in the community, may…
Cynthia Jones, VIP Murfreesboro Magazine, May, 2017 Bradley Academy hosted the annual Willie McGowan Banquet honoring those who have made a positive impact in Rutherford County. The father of Bradley Academy Historical Association, Mr. Willie McGowan, fought to preserve the old Bradley Academy Structure. The building now host artists such…
FLOYD SCHOOL BLACK 1911- was located on a now abandoned county road between Floyd Road and Greenwood. It was in the corner of the woods. On April 7, 1911, Martha Clardy deeded the land for a church and school house to Trustees Edward Sutton, Jr., Salem Hughes, Sam Garrett, Fate…
DILLARD ROSENWALD SCHOOL BLACK 1910’s-1962 was located the west side of the Barfield-Crescent Road near the Webb’s Chapel Methodist Church. It was on the same site as the previous WEBB’S CHAPEL SCHOOL. The school was at first a one-room building which parents of the children helped to build. Later a…
SMYRNA ROSENWALD SCHOOL BLACK 1960-1967 was on the southwest side of the Old Nashville Highway, and north west of Sam Davis Road. It replaced the 1927-1960 school but was not on the same site.On March 21, 1959, Emit E. Bishop and wife Elizabeth deeded 8.15 acres of land to theRutherford…
SMYRNA ROSENWALD SCHOOL BLACK 1927-1960 was on the old Nashville-Murfreesboro Road at Hill Top in District 3. On April 28, 1927, John and James Sneed signed a deed for three and one-half acres for a school. This school took the place of the RUCKER HILL SCHOOL. The frame building had…