Tank ‘N’ Tummy
Frank Caperton, January 2, 2019 Who remembers the ‘Tank ‘N’ Tummy’, later the Huddle House at the Buchanan Road Exit and I-24?
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1972 Polk Hotel Ad
The Daily News Journal, October 3, 1972 The James K. Polk Hotel operated at 200 East Main Street, current site of SunTrust bank, from 1927 till razed in 1977.
Lookie what I found: 1998 Junior Cotillions
The Daily News Journal, August 30, 1998 We have a new feature – a ‘Lookie what I Found’ section containing news, articles and fun stuff from recent history. Do YOU recognize any from our recent history???
Merry Christmas from the Ransom Rowdies!
December 21, 2018, Ransom School House, 717 North Academy Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee Each Saturday morning a dedicated group of local historians gather at the Ransom School House for what we call ‘Coffee & Conversation’. We call the regulars the ‘Ransom Rowdies‘. Stop by one Saturday morning and you too entered…
Jakes preserves historical home for modern use
Jason Reynolds, The Murfreesboro Post, December 20, 2018 A house dating to the late 1800s has been lovingly restored and found new life. Murfreesboro real estate broker Bill Jakes held an open house and ribbon-cutting on Monday, December 10 for the house at 305 North Highland Ave. that is his new realty…
‘Local George Washington’ no longer ignored
Curt Anderson, The Daily News Journal, February 10, 1985 A group of local history buffs who say the contributions of “Rutherford County’s George Washington” have been largely forgotten want to name an area around the Courthouse for the surveyor who laid out Murfreesboro. An examination into the work of hugh…
156th Anniversary Programs at Stones River National Battlefield
December 18, 2017, WGNS Radio Stones River National Battlefield will host a series of programs to commemorate the 156th anniversary of the Battle of Stones River from December 26, 2018 through January 2, 2019. Fought from December 31, 1862 through January 2, 1863, the Battle of Stones River proved to…
Central High School Photos Saved
The pics from Central High School have been ‘rescued’ from the recently closed Reeves-Sain Drug Store!!! Much appreciation to the management (former) of Reeves-Sain and Dr. John Ash of Murfreesboro’s Central Magnet School.
APTA Marker Unveiled Noon, Dec. 10, 2018
December 1, 2018, WGNS Radio MURFREESBORO) The Rutherford County Chapter of The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities is planning to mark a 126-year-old structure in Downtown Murfreesboro. The new marker is scheduled to be unveiled at 305 N Highland Avenue on Monday, December 10th at noon. The APTA…
2009 Awards Banquet
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1972 Polk Hotel Ad
The Daily News Journal, October 3, 1972 The James K. Polk Hotel operated at 200 East Main Street, current site of SunTrust bank, from 1927 till razed in 1977.
Lookie what I found: 1998 Junior Cotillions
The Daily News Journal, August 30, 1998 We have a new feature – a ‘Lookie what I Found’ section containing news, articles and fun stuff from recent history. Do YOU recognize any from our recent history???
Merry Christmas from the Ransom Rowdies!
December 21, 2018, Ransom School House, 717 North Academy Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee Each Saturday morning a dedicated group of local historians gather at the Ransom School House for what we call ‘Coffee & Conversation’. We call the regulars the ‘Ransom Rowdies‘. Stop by one Saturday morning and you too entered…
Jakes preserves historical home for modern use
Jason Reynolds, The Murfreesboro Post, December 20, 2018 A house dating to the late 1800s has been lovingly restored and found new life. Murfreesboro real estate broker Bill Jakes held an open house and ribbon-cutting on Monday, December 10 for the house at 305 North Highland Ave. that is his new realty…
‘Local George Washington’ no longer ignored
Curt Anderson, The Daily News Journal, February 10, 1985 A group of local history buffs who say the contributions of “Rutherford County’s George Washington” have been largely forgotten want to name an area around the Courthouse for the surveyor who laid out Murfreesboro. An examination into the work of hugh…
156th Anniversary Programs at Stones River National Battlefield
December 18, 2017, WGNS Radio Stones River National Battlefield will host a series of programs to commemorate the 156th anniversary of the Battle of Stones River from December 26, 2018 through January 2, 2019. Fought from December 31, 1862 through January 2, 1863, the Battle of Stones River proved to…
Central High School Photos Saved
The pics from Central High School have been ‘rescued’ from the recently closed Reeves-Sain Drug Store!!! Much appreciation to the management (former) of Reeves-Sain and Dr. John Ash of Murfreesboro’s Central Magnet School.
APTA Marker Unveiled Noon, Dec. 10, 2018
December 1, 2018, WGNS Radio MURFREESBORO) The Rutherford County Chapter of The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities is planning to mark a 126-year-old structure in Downtown Murfreesboro. The new marker is scheduled to be unveiled at 305 N Highland Avenue on Monday, December 10th at noon. The APTA…
