Developer honored for preserving historic Marymount House
Murfreesboro Post, November 6, 2007 ParkTrust Development, a local community developer since 1974, was recently honored with the 2007 Statewide Preservation Award given by the Tennessee Preservation Trust. ParkTrust received the award for its preservation of the Marymont House located on Rucker Lane in Murfreesboro. The Tennessee Preservation Trust (TPT)…
Scout troop, historical organization join to clean local cemetery
Kay Morrow, The Murfreesboro Post, November 1, 2007 The Heritage Partnership of Rutherford County partnered with Boy Scout Troop 374 in the Blackman community to clean up a local overgrown cemetery. One of the county’s well known archeologists, Dan Allen, directed the boys to ensure the cemetery and headstones were…
Bradley Academy gets $50,000
The Murfreesboro Post, October 30, 2007 Rutherford County state legislators presented a $50,000 grant to the Bradley Academy Museum recently. The funds will help renovate the museum. From left are board member Linda Hardymon, state Rep. Kent Coleman, board member Margaret Davis, state Sen. Jim Tracy, board chair Katie Wilson,…
Heritage group rededicates historic monument
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Michelle Willard, Managing Editor, October 25, 2007 Local historians and civic leaders wished Rutherford County a happy 204th birthday Thursday morning at the historic courthouse. “It’s just an exciting day for Rutherford County and the Heritage Partnership to celebrate to county’s history,” said Kay…
New movie brings life to Jesse James legend
The Murfreesboro Post, October 21, 2007 Did Jesse James – that most infamous of American outlaws – once live in Rutherford County? The life and death of James, an ex-Confederate partisan, is the focus of a new motion picture starring Brad Pitt. The movie pitches Jesse as one of America’s…
APTA to honor four historic buildings today
By Michelle Willard, Murfreesboro Post, October 21, 2007 Four historic Murfreesboro buildings are honored by the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities (APTA) today. The APTA will place markers outside the East Main Street homes of Matt and Pat Ward, Jim and Marietta Bishop and APTA Rutherford County Chapter…
A spirited search for respect
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Erin Edgemon, Business Editor, October 7, 2007 Not all ghosts are out to frighten those who come in contact with them; sometimes they just want to have a little spirited fun. But the spirits who are said to haunt the former Book Rack building…
CSA Scout Dewitt Jobe died horrible death
MURFREESBORO POST, MIKE WEST, 10/07/2007 Most Rutherford County school children have at least been exposed to the story of Sam Davis, “the boy hero of the Confederacy.” Davis was a member of Coleman’s Scouts, a unit that worked behind Union lines collecting and delivering information and disrupting Union operations in…
Area’s Top 10 historic sites
The Murfreesboro Post, October 5, 2007 1. Stones River National Battlefield (See Murfreesboro is known for list) 2. Original Rutherford Health Department The former offices of the Rutherford County Health Department, located at the corner of Church and Lytle Streets in Murfreesboro, was the first facility of its type built…
Oaklands Mansion – Days of Washing, Churning, and Learning
A day of hands-on chores from the 1800’s presented to children from across middle Tennessee.
Civil War: An important key to victory
July 29, 2007, Mike West, The Murfreesboro Post Modern electronic communications was an important tool that helped the United States win the Civil War. “Come to the key” was a message Union commanders received with increasing frequency. Modern electronic communications was an important tool that helped the United States win…
Rutherford Countians fought in 1776
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West, Managing Editor, July 1, 2007 Editor’s note: While we don’t profess that this is a complete list, here are 91 Revolutionary War veterans who collected pensions in Rutherford County. Contrary to popular opinion, Rutherford County’s history didn’t begin with the Civil War.…
These men fought in Revolution
The Murfreesboro Post, June 29, 2007 Editors note: While we don’t profess that this is a complete list, here are 91 Revolutionary War veterans who collected pensions in Rutherford County. A number of the names are still familiar: William Arnold, George Askins, John Barclay, James Beatty, John Beavert, Thomas Blanton,…
These veterans fought for independence
Mike West , The Murfreesboro Post, June 29, 2007 Editors note: Due to the impending Independence Day holiday, we thought it might be appropriate to write about Rutherford countians who fought in another war. Contrary to popular opinion Rutherford County’s history didn’t begin with the Civil War. In fact, a…
Historic Square helps define the ’Boro
The Murfreesboro Post, June 24, 2007 While many residents don’t know it, the Rutherford County Courthouse is one of the most historically significant spots in Middle Tennessee. As part of the Murfreesboro Post’s effort to give readers a “sense of place,” here are the Top 10 interesting facts about the…
Murfreesboro to receive grant to further Heritage Center development
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West, Managing Editor, May 16, 2007 The city of Murfreesboro will receive a $10,000 Main Street Innovation Grant to assist with the second phase of the Heritage Center, a partnership with the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area and Middle Tennessee State University…
Where was the ‘burned Cowan house?’
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West, Managing Editor, May 6, 2007 Those familiar with the “literature” and reports about the Battle of Stones River have encountered the Cowan House countless times. Often in official reports of both the Union and Confederate armies it is referred to as the…
Family acts to protect historic farm
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Erin Edgemon, August 5, 2007 Not all Rutherford County farmers want to see their land turned into residential subdivisions and shopping centers. As the county’s population continues to grow, creating a larger demand for new homes and new places to shop, many owners of…
Black slave owner an ‘untold part’ of history
Descendant traces wealthy Midstate landowner, by Colby Sledge – Staff Writer – Tennessean, February 27, 2007 Like many wealthy landowners of the pre-Civil War South, Sherrod Bryant owned slaves. They probably worked much of Bryant’s 700 acres in Middle Tennessee, an area larger than that of Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage plantation.…
Murfreesboro Post Top 10: Women with historic impact
The Murfreesboro Post, February 18, 2007 A political matron from the time Murfreesboro was the state’s capitol and an astronaut are among the 10 women featured in a new exhibit at the The Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, now open at 225 West College Street. Entitled “From the…