MTSU Sidelines, Connor Burnard, October 19, 2017 The 19th century plantation was home to the Davis family, known and named for Confederate soldier Sam Davis, who was hanged in 1863 by Union General Grenville Dodge after being charged as a spy. As a popular historic tourist destination in Smyrna opened…
Scott Broden, The Daily News Journal, October 13, 2017 Murfreesboro’s new road plans will avoid cutting through John L. Batey’s 210-year-old family farm. “It’s a whole lot better proposal than what they had before,” said Batey, who operates a 400-acre farm raising hogs and crops on both sides of Baker…
City of Murfreesboro, October 13, 2017 “The House Still Standing” documents the local and family history of the Gannaway/Ganaway name.
MTSU Sidelines, Eric Goodwin, October 11, 2017, Graphic by Abigail Potter / MTSU Sidelines Many stories around town describing haunted buildings, landmarks and cemeteries depict spirits, ghosts and strange sounds from unknown sources. The story of the “Monkey Woman Bridge” adds a flair of its own: a hybrid monkey and woman…
Nancy De Gennaro, The Daily News Journal, October 8, 2017 Members of the local Mormon congregations gathered recently with St. Mark’s United Methodist Church parishioners for a labor-intensive project at the Stones River National Battlefield location off Northwest Broad Street. Battlefield staff members struggle to keep the national park as natural…
Dan Epright, The Murfreesboro Post, October 6, 2017 More than 1,750 school children, not counting parents, teachers and chaperones, descended on the Sam Davis Home September 28-29 for the 34th Annual Heritage Days at the historic home of the Boy Hero of the Confederacy. Students absorbed living history lessons with…
WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, October 2, 2017 Last Friday (9/29/2017) a special historical marker was placed on the new Rutherford County parking garage built to accommodate the new Judicial Center. County Historian Greg Tucker noted this was to document the historical significance that piece of land has had on Murfreesboro.…
Freya Cartwright, September 27, 2017 Today, the Student Voice is meeting up with Dr. Louis Kyriakoudes of the history department and the Albert Gore Research Center. We’re talking college romance, the tobacco industry, and the experience of history through spoken and written records. Thanks for meeting up with the Voice!…
Ethan Clark, The Murfreesboro Post, October, 1, 2017 Photo and story by Ethan Clark / Contributing Writer Scores of Murfreesboro residents gathered at the Stones River National Battlefield Saturday to participate in the nationwide Public Lands Day. Public Lands Day, which was founded more than twenty years ago, encourages members…
Rutherford County (Tennessee) Historian Greg Tucker, November 2, 2017 Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker gives a brief ‘history lesson’ each month at the Murfreesboro (Tennessee) City Council meeting. This month, Greg Tuckers shares how the Civil War impacted the Methodist churches of Rutherford County.