Reagor Tire Company

The Home Journal, January 10, 1930 Clyde Reagor operated a tire store on the corner of Walnut and College Street(s), across from present day Firestone Store.

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Magnolia Butter

May 1, 1927, The Nashville Banner Magnolia Butter was produced at the Rutherford Creamery, once located at 401 West Main Street near downtown Murfreesboro. Please click here for more information concerning ‘the Dairying Center of the South’!

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Local History with Truman Jones and Friends

July 21, 2017, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historical Society volunteers Allen Gooch and Frank Caperton. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy…

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Video for Kids: Oaklands Mansion

Oaklands Mansion, July 17, 2018 A video highlighting Oaklands Mansion through the eyes of a child. Eric is with his parents as they tour Oaklands Mansion.  Along the way he is greeted by several family members from the past.  Follow along and see what happens! The video was produced by…

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Local History with Truman Jones and Friends

May 17, 2016, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones…

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First Rutherford Apartments product of Family Strife

Greg Tucker, Rutherford for Real, Page 31 The parents disagreed about the daughter’s fiance, so they demolished their house on East main, sold the backyard to a local farmer, and built the county’s first apartment building. In the early 1900’s Thomas B. Cannon was learning the retail business as a…

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Local History with Truman Jones and Friends

November 8, 2016, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones…

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Woodshed will open September 18 (1965)

The Daily News Journal, September 16, 2018 Smyrna’s smart new restaurant with the intriguing name ‘The Woodshed’ will be formally opened to the public on Saturday and Sunday.  Restaurant hours are 7AM till 10PM. A hint as to what the visitor may expect of the unusual interior decor of the…

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Local History with Truman Jones and Friends

October 1, 2016, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones…

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