As published by the Daily News Journal, Sunday, April 3, 2011 By Greg Tucker, President Rutherford County Historical Society Johnny Beverley Gooch, born November 9, 1897 in Smyrna, was a victim of Murderers’ Row in 1927. In 1942 the government took the family’s historic home. The first Rutherford County native…
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Dan Whittle, Post Columnist, April 3, 2011 It’s a rifle with a record. A deadly record with a long trail of blood-letting by a civilian Confederate-sympathizing West Tennessee sniper who waged “vengeance kills” on Yankee soldiers stemming from the decapitated heads of two of…
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Ken Beck, April 3, 2011 The most famous soldier of World War I, Tennessee born and bred Sgt. Alvin C. York, was a reluctant fighter and a humble hero. Yet most Volunteer State residents might be surprised to know his most personal legacy was…
The Murfreesboro Post, March 29, 2011 Stones River National Battlefield will present ranger guided bicycle tours of Stones River National Battlefield at 9 a.m. Saturdays from April 2 through Oct. 29. Get healthy exercise, reduce your carbon footprint, and learn about the major Civil War battle that occurred here in…
March 4, 1977, The Daily News Journal Mayor W.H. Westbrooks made several points during last night’s City Council meeting as he requested that the City’s Sign Department to study a request to set a historic marker at the intersection of Highway 96 and Clark Blvd.. the marker would point out…
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, March 8, 2011 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is pleased to announce the official Tennessee Civil War 150th Anniversary License Plate. Sponsored by the nonprofit partnering organization, Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association, proceeds from the plate will help preserve Tennessee…
As published by the Murfreesboro Post, Sunday, March 6, 2011 By Dan Whittle Want to trace the history of your community? Follow the channel! Middle Tennessee historian Toby Francis recently floated Friends of Long Hunter State Park (nature park preservation group) back in time, tracing the impact of the “Stone’s…
The Daily News Journal, February 27, 2011 Rutherford County’s Archivist John Lodl pushed through the underbrush on a warm winter’s morning to discover a long-lost gravestone staring back at him slightly cock eyed. The stone is part of an equally long-lost cemetery hidden in a cedar glade off Manchester Highway near…
As published by the Daily news Journal, Sunday, February 20, 2011 By Greg Tucker, [email protected] This Yankee came south to quell the rebellion. Seriously wounded at Stones River, he recuperated in a local home. After the war he returned to Rutherford to make it his home. He also made a…
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Ken Beck, February 20, 2011 Editor’s note: This is the second in a two part series on Middle Tennessee’s role in training soldiers for World War II. During World War II in the U.S.A., life on the homefront meant ration books, victory gardens and…