York VA Medical Center is a Historical Treasure

DNJ – MURFREESBORO 5/28/2012 — Since 1940, soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen have been treated at what is now called the York VA Medical Center. It has seen the United States’ finest — those who have valiantly given service to their country — mending them from mental or physical illness,…

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Be a tourist in your own backyard for free

The Murfreesboro Post, May 13, 2012 Gratis.  On the house.  Free of charge.  At no cost.  Without charge.  Complimentary.  In other words–FREE! It’s not often that you get anything free, let alone the admissions to six grand experiences, but that’s exactly what is scheduled Saturday during Rutherford County’s annual Free…

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Celebrate history Southern style

The Murfreesboro Post, May 3, 2012 Be sure to mark your calendars for an event heralding the arrival of warmer temperatures and gorgeous flowers in bloom for the annual Oaklands’ Spring Party, Sunday Supper Southern Style. You won’t want to miss this year’s event at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Oaklands…

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Tennessee Civil War 150 introduces app for iPhone

The Murfreesboro Post, April 20, 2012 NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development launched Tennessee’s first statewide Civil War mobile application for Apple devices as a part of the 2012 Civil War Sesquicentennial Signature Event commemorating the Battle of Shiloh. This complimentary,…

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Historians unveil new Civil War book

The Murfreesboro Post, March 20, 2012 Authors and Civil War historians Michael Bradley and Shirley Farris Jones track the compelling story of the Civil War in our community in the latest book, Murfreesboro in the Civil War. The book launch will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, March 29 in Maney…

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Volunteers add 1,000 plants near battlefield

The Murfreesboro Post, March 12, 2012 Local volunteers added nearly 1,000 plants Saturday near the site of one of the bloodiest engagements of the Battle of Stones River. Volunteers from the Stones River Watershed Association, MTSU School of Agribusiness and Agriscience, the Backpacking class, and the Master Gardeners of Rutherford…

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Battlefield history aids economy

Michelle Willard, The Murfreesboro Post, March 8, 2012 Stones River National Battlefield wasn’t only important to the course of the Civil War, it’s also important to the course of Rutherford County. According to a new National Park Service report, more than 187,000 visitors in 2010 spent $9.3 million in Stones…

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