Photos from the Alvin C. York Medical Center Collection – WGNS Radio at the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center Patient Carnival
Alvin C. York Hospital Collection, January 14, 2019 The Rutherford County Historical Society acquired thousands of photos from the Alvin C. York Veterans Hospital in December, 2018. Bart Walker of WGNS Radio helped identify Jerry Brown and WGNS Sales Manager Neil Lancaster as the two gentlemen on the right. Can…
Rucker Hill Elementary School (Black), 1896-1927
RUCKER HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLACK 1896-1927 was built on the old Nashville Highway. It was on John Sneed property on a hill southeast of the present Sam Davis Road and near Rocky Fork Road. There is no longer aroad up to the site of the school. The school was a…
Loafer’s Rest School, (Kittrell) 1881-1913
LOAFER’S REST SCHOOL 1881-1913 was on the second lot west of Mt. Herman Road and on the south side of Woodbury Highway. The school was first called WALNUT GROVE but the name was changed to LOAFER’S REST when Mr. Jim Anderson gave that name to his store at the suggestion…
Monkey Woman Bridge, June 15, 1957
The Daily News Journal, June 15, 1957 You know, local history it is truly rewarding. Just today, we were browsing through the June 15, 1957 edition of the Daily News Journal and came across an article regarding ‘Monkey Woman Bridge’ as it stood on Almaville Road in 1957. The bridge…
Tank ‘N’ Tummy
Frank Caperton, January 2, 2019 Who remembers the ‘Tank ‘N’ Tummy’, later the Huddle House at the Buchanan Road Exit and I-24?
Windrow School, 1913-late 1930s
WINDROW SCHOOL 1913-late 1930’s was also on the old Windrow campground property. On September 6, 1913, Trustees of the M. E. Church, T. 0. Johnson, A. C. Johnson, Gilbert Floyd, Lem Lawrence, Taylor Johnson, A. or S. Vaughn, and in addition J. S. Jarratt, signed a deed to the Rutherford…
Windrow School, ?-1913
WINDROW SCHOOL -1913 was located on the southeast side of Windrow Road at its intersection with Snail Shell Cave Road. The Windrow family gave the land for a church, a camp meeting ground, and a school. The old T. Winrow estate, the Winrow Church and Camp Ground are shown on…
1972 Polk Hotel Ad
The Daily News Journal, October 3, 1972 The James K. Polk Hotel operated at 200 East Main Street, current site of SunTrust bank, from 1927 till razed in 1977.
Lookie what I found: The Bavarian Lounge, 1975
The Daily News Journal, March 30, 1975 We have a new feature – a ‘Lookie what I Found’ section containing news, articles and fun stuff from recent history. Do YOU remember the old Bavarian Lounge once located at the Holiday Inn, Old Fort Pkwy. and I-24???
Sharing the ‘Dixie Dewdrop’ Story
Ken Beck, the Murfreesboro Post, December 26, 2018 “And now friends we present Uncle Dave Macon, the Dixie Dewdrop, with his plug hat, gold teeth, chin whiskers, gates-ajar color and that million-dollar Tennessee smile. Let her go Uncle Dave!” To his sons and grandchildren he was known as “Pap,” but…
Bonnie Golightly: Author still living in shadow of her name
Wendi Watts, The Daily News Journal, August 30, 1998 Did ‘Holly Golightly’ of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” fame have a Murfreesboro connection?
Lookie what I found: 1998 Junior Cotillions
The Daily News Journal, August 30, 1998 We have a new feature – a ‘Lookie what I Found’ section containing news, articles and fun stuff from recent history. Do YOU recognize any from our recent history???
Lookie what I Found: Jason & Elise Simmons
The Daily News Journal, August 30, 1998 We have a new feature – a ‘Lookie what I Found’ section containing news, articles and fun stuff from recent history. I was browsing through the August 30, 1998 edition of the DNJ and came across RCHS members Jason & Elise Simmons –…
Merry Christmas from the Ransom Rowdies!
December 21, 2018, Ransom School House, 717 North Academy Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee Each Saturday morning a dedicated group of local historians gather at the Ransom School House for what we call ‘Coffee & Conversation’. We call the regulars the ‘Ransom Rowdies‘. Stop by one Saturday morning and you too entered…
Did ‘Holly Golightly’ of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” fame has a Murfreesboro connection?
St. Louis Post Dispatch, March 1, 1959 Did ‘Holly Golightly’ of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” fame have a Murfreesboro connection? Click on the above photo to enlarge.
Jakes preserves historical home for modern use
Jason Reynolds, The Murfreesboro Post, December 20, 2018 A house dating to the late 1800s has been lovingly restored and found new life. Murfreesboro real estate broker Bill Jakes held an open house and ribbon-cutting on Monday, December 10 for the house at 305 North Highland Ave. that is his new realty…
‘Local George Washington’ no longer ignored
Curt Anderson, The Daily News Journal, February 10, 1985 A group of local history buffs who say the contributions of “Rutherford County’s George Washington” have been largely forgotten want to name an area around the Courthouse for the surveyor who laid out Murfreesboro. An examination into the work of hugh…
WGNS Radio Tower 1986
January 5, 1986, The Daily News Journal Roy Woody of Services Unlimited climbs the tallest structure in Murfreesboro, the WGNS radio station tower, to change a light builb. Shown here, he stops halfway up to adjust his feet. The tower is 36 stories high.
156th Anniversary Programs at Stones River National Battlefield
December 18, 2017, WGNS Radio Stones River National Battlefield will host a series of programs to commemorate the 156th anniversary of the Battle of Stones River from December 26, 2018 through January 2, 2019. Fought from December 31, 1862 through January 2, 1863, the Battle of Stones River proved to…
Happy Hill School (Black), 1913-1948
HAPPY HILL SCHOOL BLACK 1913-1948 was on Marshall Knob,where the rock quarry is now, on the east side of U.S. 231 between Murfreesboro and Christiana. On June 16, 1913, C. C. Henderson and wife Hattie signed deed to the Rutherford County School Board of Education for a school on the…