Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, July 31, 2017 Sewart Air Force Base, originally Smyrna Army Airfield, began operations in 1942 as a B-24 training facility. The base ceased operations after World War II in 1947, only to re-activate in 1950 and eventually close in 1970. The namesake for the…
Greg Tucker, the Murfreesboro Post, July 25, 2017 “The ‘law’s delay,’ as exemplified in the courthouse, is the cause of these illegal executions. A reform in court proceedings is badly needed.” Editorial from The Fayetteville Observer (September 12, 1878), regarding a Rutherford County lynching. Abner Dement was born in 1848 in the northeastern…
Murfreesboro City Television, September 6, 2017 Murfreesboro, TN – Festival musicians gather under trees and porches for these musical jam sessions. This three day festival is a family-oriented event, recognized as one of the premier traditional music & dance festivals and is selected as one of the top 20 events…
The Dixie Flyer, the Official Newsletter of the NC&StL Preservation Society, Spring 2016 The following are excerpts from the NC&StL Bulletin, March 1945 Carnation Co., Murfreesboro In the above picture of Carnation’s beautiful plant at Murfreesboro, Tenn., we’re only given a glimpse of its size. When the war clouds have…
Greg Tucker, The Murfreesboro Post, June 26, 2017 The origin and history of Rutherford County and its people are deeply rooted in the Rucker surname. The Rucker migration into Tennessee began in or about the same year as Tennessee statehood. Benjamin Rucker, a wealthy Virginia landowner and Revolutionary War veteran,…
Carol Robertson White, Local Historian, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, June 25, 2017 Local historian Carol Robertson White is a wealth of information concerning Rutherford County History. She contributes historical treasures on a regular basis. Recently Carol contributed the following photos and memories of the iconic Stickney & Griffis Drug Store, located…
Murfreesboro City Television, June 17, 2017 Host John Hood interviews Bill Carey with the TN History for Kids program. For more information on the program, visit www.tnhistoryforkids.org.
From local historian Susan Daniel Thrush – Childhood disease characterized by spots on mouth, lips and throat. Thrush usually affects sick, weak infants and elderly individuals in poor health.Tick fever – Rocky mountain spotted fever. Toxemia of pregnancy – Eclampsia Trench mouth – Painful ulcers found along gum line. Caused…
Greg Tucker, Murfreesboro Post, April 25, 2017 Sophie took care of Sophie! Educated in Philadelphia, Alfred H. Dashiell came to Tennessee in the 1830s as president of the Nashville Female Academy. After four years at the Academy, he entered the ministry and served four years as pastor of the Presbyterian…
Murfreesboro City Television, April 17, 2017 The oldest flying 1937 American Airlines DC-3, called Flagship Detroit, stopped off at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport for a visit.