The Murfreesboro Post, September 13, 2009 The Heritage Partnership of Rutherford County invites everyone to Get To Know Rutherford with an opportunity to celebrate the county’s collective stories of the unique people, places and things. This annual three-day event will be a free public event where we will gather, tell…
September 13, 2009, Mike West, The Murfreesboro Post Constant communication was key to Union Army of the Cumberland’s success in Middle Tennessee. Constant communication was key to Union Army of the Cumberland’s success in Middle Tennessee. And what was the secret behind that in the days before radio? The Army…
The Murfreesboro Post, Mike West, September 6, 2009 Hoo-wee, it’s Sunday and whatcha doin’ reading Hammerhaid? You should be helping ol’ Hammerhaid clean out his garage. What the heck is he doing with 13 kitchen canister sets? Well anyway, this taste of fall has him wondering whatever happened to The…
August 30, 2009, Mike West, The Murfreesboro Post Allen Chapel is named in honor of Richard Allen, the founding father of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Murfreesboro’s oldest black congregation was established by newly freed men and freed women in 1866 in the early months of Reconstruction. The beginnings of…
August 6, 2009, The Murfreesboro Post Evergreen Cemetery is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individuals responsible for vandalizing headstones in Evergreen Cemetery earlier this week. A few of the desecrated stones have been cleaned and crews are working to restore the…
The Murfreesboro Post, August 9, 2009 The Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center in Murfreesboro is starting a new project to record all of the African American cemeteries in Rutherford County. This unprecedented project has never been accomplished before, and we feel a strong urgency to record those that have…
Carol White, The Murfreesboro Post, July 25, 2009 Is Watkins Cemetery in Further Danger? In addition to being overgrown and having stones down, Watson Cemetery may be in further danger. Watkins cemetery is located just off Memorial Road at Cedar View Drive. It’s such a peaceful little family cemetery. The…
As published by the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West, Sunday, July 19, 2009 Maybe the name Uriah Stone tickles something in your memory? But more likely, not. Uriah was perhaps the first white man to travel up the stream now named in his honor. Yes, Stones River is named after this…
Dan Goodwin, The Daily News Journal, March 31, 1989 For a good portion of the War Between the States, Middle Tennessee was ostensibly under control of Union forces. That control was won by hard fighting in major and minor battles, but often that control went no further than a city…
The Murfreesboro Post, Erin Edgemon Elvis Presley, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, The Who, The Beach Boys and Garth Brooks; all are legendary musicians who have sold millions of records. But there’s something else that these performers have in common. They all performed at Murphy Center on the MTSU campus during…