POPLAR GROVE ACADEMY 1852 was “on the turnpike road leading from Nashville to Jefferson, three miles west of the latter place, on Stewart’s Creek, Rutherford County, Tennessee.” The school was one mile north of the Smyrna depot and one mile east of the Nashville and Chattanoogarailway. It was across the…
McFADDEN SCHOOL 1939-fl. 1972 was erected on the same site as the previous two schools. This building was erected along the same architectural plans as its predecessor but with improvements. There were sixteen classrooms, four of which were made from the space in the basement formerly occupied by the NYA…
WALNUT GROVE ACADEMY c1830-c1900 was located on the Jefferson Pike near its intersection with the present Sam Davis Highway. It was near the site of the present Stones River Baptist Church (ed. note: the intersection of Nissan Blvd. and Jefferson Pike, across from Gil’s Ace Hardware). The school is shown…
October 3, 2019, Blaine Little, The Murfreesboro Pulse Even if for those new to Murfreesboro, it’s hard to imagine anyone wouldn’t discover the City Cafe. The century-old diner, a historic landmark just off the Square, is a local staple. The food is good, but so is the company. There are…
FLETCHER’S SCHOOLHOUSE prior to Civil War was probably located some one hundred yards north of the James Franklin Fletcher plantation house which stood on the north side of the Bradyville Pike just outside of Murfreesboro. The location of the farm is shown on the 1878 Beers Map as being about…
October 2, 2019, The Rutherford Source, Keith Ryan Cartwright The Hayes family has been in Rockvale for more than a century. Frank Hayes is a purple heart recipient, served in World War II under Gen. George S. Patton and is the oldest known Rockvale graduate still alive. Friday, Sept 13,…
As seen in The Murfreesboro Morning Press, April 23, 1983 Don’t you just love OUR local history? The Murfreesboro Morning Press was published by from 1978 till 1983. published and edited by Donald Keith, Mike West and Jim Leonhirth. The following is the full article:
Powell’s Chapel School, 1878-1926 was located about halfway between Walter Hill and Jefferson, about two miles north of the Jefferson turnpike, and about fifty yards from Powell’s Chapel Road. The road today is known as Powell’s Chapel Road. Both the Baptist Church and schoolhouse are shown on the 1878 Beers…
EATON COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 1853- or TENNESSEE BAPTIST FEMALE INSTITUTE 1854-Civil War was in Murfreesboro on two acres of land bought from Dr. James Maney on September 13, 1869, by Trustees James M. Haynes, John W. Hall, and M. Ransom. The school was between High and Maney Avenues and bordered…
August 9, 1987, The Daily News Journal , Sherry Billingsly “The water isn’t as clear as it used to be” Living in Murfreesboro makes Rick Egles feel kinda like a fish on dry land. After all, Egles worked 13 years as an officer for the Florida Marine Patrol before moving…