Edmonds of Eagleville known as a master inventor

May 7, 2019, Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal Thomas Edison once said, “I never did perfect an invention I did not think of in terms of service to others … I find what the world needs and proceed to invent.” Today, those same words are strongly applicable to our…

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Jefferson School, 1888-1930

JEFFERSON SCHOOL 1888-1930 was in old District 6 on the north side of Jefferson Pike and west of the village and the Florence Road intersection. The school was bound by the Jefferson-Milton Turnpike, by J. W. Lenoir, and by Daniel King. On September 15, 1888, John W. Lenoir, who was…

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The Hartman-Alexander-Dee-Stroop Home (aka Erin-Aeol)

March/April, 2019 Froe Chips, Barry Lamb When one drives down the bustling thoroughfare know as Memorial Boulevard, it is difficult to imagine the rustic scene that once dominated the landscape where the Hartman-Alexander-Dee-Stroop home once claimed its habitation when it was first built. That edifice, formerly located at 1433 Lebanon…

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In the Shadow of the Knob

March/April, 2019 Froe Chips, Pettus Read Located on the Bicentennial Capitol Mall in Nashville, you will find a huge 200-foot granite walk-upon map detailing the state of Tennessee. As your foot steps cover the state outlined in the Tennessee carved stone, you will find yourself crossing rivers, large cities, small…

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The First Five Mayors of Murfreesboro

March/April, 2019 Froe Chips, Barry Lamb 1818- Haskell, Joshua was born, according to an unverified source on April 9, 1786 in Providence, Rhode Island. He came to Davidson County, Tennessee before 1811 as he appears on a tax list there during that year. It is believed that he came to…

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Rutherford was Railroad Country

March/April, 2019 Froe Chips, Greg Tucker, Rutherford County Historian The Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad (N&C) was chartered on December 11, 1845, for the sole purpose of building and operating a rail link between the two namesake cities. Right-of-way acquisition and construction began immediately using Irish immigrant and contract slave labor.…

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Practical Preservation

March/April, 2019 Froe Chips, Bobby Turman, RCHS Board Member The goal of historical preservation is to…well, preserve. This can come in all forms: digital copying of pictures, battling the advance of vegetation into a cemetery, or perhaps repairing the stitching on a hoop skirt. Sometimes, preservation has a more practical,…

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Eagleville Baptist Continues to Shine with Rich History

May 1, 2019, Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal Eagleville Baptist Church on 159 Church Street is immersed in rich history of paramount significance. Baptisms, burials, weddings, gospel meetings, and deep friendships were a mainstay for this close-knit house of worship. A Tennessee historical marker is erected on the grounds…

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Union Hospital Trains Ran on N&C Railroad

May 1, 2019, Greg Tucker, Rutherford County Historian This illustration from an 1864 edition of Harper’s Weekly shows a Union Army “hospital train” on a run between Chattanooga and Nashville. The locomotive is identical to the engine that pulled trains on the state’s first railroad link (Nashville to Antioch) in…

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