The Smyrna Country Club is taking shape
August 5, 1971, The Rutherford Courier The Smyrna Country Club was once located on the former Sewart Air Force Base Officers’ Club, present day Smyrna Golf Course. The Smyrna Country Club opened with much fanfare and excitement in mid-October, 1971 with the grand opening December 31, 1971. Major James Walls…
The Old Goldstein’s and Murfreesboro Bank and Trust Buildings on the Square Saved from the Wrecking Ball
August 1, 2019, WGNS Radio The old Murfreesboro Bank and Trust building that most recently housed the Rutherford County District Attorney’s office may soon be purchased. The building is vacant since the county built the new Judicial Center and moved the courts. Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron stated… Another building…
Nolen School c1900-1923
NOLEN SCHOOL before 1900-c 1923 was on the Will Nolen farm on the east side of Compton Road and about two miles south of its intersection with the Lascassas Road. Its site is marked on the Dixie Highway Map. The one-room school was a weatherboarded building. Teachers were Alice Craddock,…
Lascassas School, 1889-1927
LASCASSAS SCHOOL 1889-1927 was on the north side of the Lascassas-Milton Road. It was on land donated for “The building of a school” where a free school would be conducted in the fall and a tuition fee charged for a shorter spring term. The site was the one on which…
Rowland Service Station
July 27, 2019, Ransom School House Who remembers Rowland Services Station once located at 200 South Maney Street, which was also the long time location of Maney Avenue Texaco, later Maney Avenue Phillip’s 66?
Walter Hill Academy (aka Walter Hill School), 1870-1924
WALTER HILL ACADEMY 1870-1924, now referred to as the OLD WALTER HILL SCHOOL, was on the Lebanon Road and about one-eighth mile north of Stone’s River. The land was given by Dr. T. C. Black. Both the site of the school and the name T. C. Black are on the…
Lawrence Chapel School (Black) Salem, 1898-1936
LAWRENCE CHAPEL SCHOOL BLACK 1898-1936, was located between Salem and Windrow. It was on the north side of Windrow Road just before Windrow Hill and behind the John Haynes’ house. It was in the vicinity of LEATHERS SCHOOL. On August 17, 1898, W. T. Haynes and wife N. A. deeded…
Happy Hill Remembered
Wendi Watts, the Daily News Journal, February 22, 1995 Black education changed through the years in Rutherford County Black Education in Rutherford County has gone through a lot of changes in the past 50 years. In the 1930s and 1940s, Thelma Marie Turrentine Marshall went to class in a one-room…
Medlock Baptism on the Stones River near Salem Pike
July 23, 2019, Bill Jakes From Bill Jakes: “I was given this wonderful photo by a cousin today. It was supposedly taken shortly after a family member’s funeral so it is believed to be from April of 1947. The preacher who performed these creek baptisms was Woodrow Medlock.”
Cedar Hill School (Bradyville), 1880’s-1920
CEDAR HILL SCHOOL 1880’s-c 1920 was about 12 miles east of Murfreesboro on the Bradyville Road. It was about .25 mile east of Donnell’s Chapel store, up a hill on the north side of the road. In 1890, County Superintendent James P. Nelson said, “We have some of the best…
The First Battle of Murfreesboro at Oaklands Mansion
July 13, 2019, Oaklands Mansion, Murfreesboro, Tennessee The time was 0400, 13 July, 1862. The place was the Maney Plantation, north of the sleepy town of Murfreesborough, Tennessee. Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest used surprise, daring and military genius to surprise and defeated the 9th Michigan in the shadow of Oaklands…
Local couple wants to turn Marymont Mansion into a wine bar
July 9, 2019, Michelle Willard, The Murfreesboro Voice Marymont Mansion may be getting a new lease on life. Local couple Jeff and Sherri Brown want to turn the historic house into Black Crow Wine Bar. Built in the 1860s, the antebellum home has slipped through many fingers and into decline…
Rocky Fork’s Dustin Brannon named state history teacher of the year
July 10, 2019, WGNS Radio Dustin Brannon always knew he was going to be a teacher. He just did not always know he was going to teach history. More specifically, the Murfreesboro native didn’t know he was going to teach eighth-grade history, but he had two younger sisters and he…
Interview at Monkey woman Bridge
July 8, 2019 Scott Broden of the Daily News Journal interviewed Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker at ‘Monkey Woman Bridge’ at Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village. More on ‘Monkey Woman Bridge: Monkey Woman Bridge, June 15, 1957 A piece of Smyrna folklore: The legend of ‘Monkey Woman Bridge’
Sanders School (District 3), 1890-1910
SANDERS SCHOOL District 3 1890-1910 was some times called SNEED SCHOOL. It was located on the northeast side of the Murfreesboro-Nashville Turnpike at Hill Top. It was on Sanders’ property. “Bud” Gregory, Tom Sanders, and Sam Hager built the one-room weatherboarded school. Teachers were Maude Brown, Lillian Smith, and Mai…
Rutherford County Cemeteries Driving Tour Brochure
Several historical preservation organizations collaborated on this brochure including: Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, Rutherford County Historical Society, Rutherford County Archives, Rutherford County OIT/GIS, and Bradley Academy Museum & Cultural Center.
Brackin School
Compiled from ‘Rutherford County Schools to 1972’ by the Rutherford County Historical Society, published 1986 BRACKIN SCHOOL fl. 1878 was located on the south side of the old Jefferson Pike, near the railroad, and in the area now known as the Smyrna Air Base. The site of the school and…
Cedar Grove School
Compiled from ‘Rutherford County Schools to 1972’ by the Rutherford County Historical Society, published 1986 CEDAR GROVE SCHOOL before 1897-1936 was located in the area between the old Nashville Highway and the present Interstate Highway. It was on the east side of Cedar Grove Road about one-half mile north of…
The History of Commerce Union Bank of Rutherford County
Commerce Union Bank, once located at the present day Bank of America, 120 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, produced a booklet in 1980, written by Dr. Bob Corlew, dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Corlew was also a leading member of the Rutherford…
Revitalizing Ransom
June 13, 2005, Doug Davis, The Daily News Journal Historic group plans to revive former private school on Academy A historic preservation group is hoping to restore an 1800s brick home on North Academy Street – the Eliza Ransom Private School – and fill it with classrooms of children once…