Milton churches serve as historic landmarks
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, July 30, 2018 Two historical Rutherford County churches, Stones River Presbyterian and Wards Grove Baptist, are landmarks we cherish today. These congregations exemplified great zeal and fortitude to establish roots and thrive within their community. Even though they were established 100 years apart, their…
Lascassas High School, 1927-1972
LASCASSAS HIGH SCHOOL 1927-1972 was erected on the same site as the former building. On July 3, 1953, C. E. Dill deeded one acre beginning at the northwest corner of the LASCASSAS SCHOOL property; on July 11, 1953, John T. Brown and wife deeded to the Rutherford County School Commission…
Old Milton Country Store gets new owners
Patsy B. Weiler, The Daily News Journal, July 30, 2018 Earlier this year, when Alanna and Phillip Vaught began thinking about a venue for their son Jess Michael’s third birthday in December, they never imagined a six-figure price tag for his party place. The couple’s little boy’s special day is…
Mattie Coleman Lowe of Eagleville
Frank Caperton, President, Rutherford County Historical Society Local historian Sandra Campbell purchased this photo at a local estate sale and gifted the photo to the RCHS. Thank you Sandra!
Lascassas Academy, 1824-1889
LASCASSAS ACADEMY 1824-1889 in District 22, formerly 16, was allegedly a private school as early as 1824. It was located about one-fourth mile west of the intersection of the present Old Lascassas Pike and the Jefferson Pike. It was on the south side of the road and was built slightly…
Unique Brentwood home’s architect had Rutherford roots
Elaina Sauber, Nashville Tennessean, July 26, 2018 Neighbors on Williamsburg Road in the 1960s, in what would later become part of Brentwood, used to joke that Burney Tucker was building the pyramids. It took nearly four years to complete the mid-century modern home at 5204 Williamsburg Road, which boasts unbalanced angles,…
Scooter’s Deli, 1970
Carol Robertson White, Rutherford County Historical Society, July 19, 2018 Daily News Journal, July 1, 1970 Scooter’s Deli was located on the corner of Memorial and West Clark, later to become Deli Junction. From Clyde McClaran: “Was also to become Tom Thumb (c1975) and the Pop Shoppe (c1978) prior to…
Who Remember’s Brown’s Shoes on the Square?
Dry Fork School (Fosterville), 1866
DRY FORK about 1866 was near Dry Fork Creek, about400 yards east of new Fosterville, and just south and east ofthe Church of Christ. It was on the east side of the presentBell Buckle Road. The site is shown on the 1878 Beers Map.Teachers known to have taught here were…
1973 Smyrna Rescue Squad
Marty Luffman, Smyrna (TN) Historian, July 18, 2018 “For many years, Smyrna didn’t have doctors that worked during the evening and night shift, even though we had a hospital. We would transfer accident victims or any medical emergency, by Mr. Walter Hoover’s hearse to the Murfreesboro hospital. I was a…
Murfreesboro was captured – NOT surrendered
Shirley Farris Jones, July 18, 2018 Local historian and author Shirley Farris Jones shares Murfreesboro – or Murfreesborough – was never surrendered during the American Civil War. ftp://[email protected]/rchs/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20180718%20-%20Murfreesboro%20Captured%2C%20NOT%20surrendered.wmv
Coca-Cola Bottlers in County since 1909
The Daily News Journal, April 17, 1983 Coca-Cola Bottling Works, 510 S.E. Broad Street, bottles Coke and other soft drinks and markets them locally. Affiliated with Coca-Cola, USA in Atlanta, the local company employs 35 people. C.B. Huggins, president, Jeff Davis, vice president/general manager and Steve Scott, vice-president/secretary treasurer, are…
Coca-Cola Bottler Puts Cap on Long Presence
The Daily News Journal, March 30, 1994 (Many thanks to Bill Jakes, Postcards from Murfreesboro, Rutherford County Historical Society, Pictures and the Stories the Tell) Workers are demolishing the old Coca-Cola Plant on Southeast Broad Street – a sign that bottling the soft drink is becoming part of a bygone…
Murfreesboro Airport, June 29, 1975
The Daily News Journal, June 25, 1975 We found this ad on page 72 of the Sunday, June 29, 1975 edition of The Daily News Journal:
National Register of Historic Places – The John Spence House
July 12, 2018, National Register of Historic Places The ‘National Register’ is a phenomenal source of information regarding historic homes. Search their database and you will find 49 properties as of July 12, 2018. The following ‘Register’ entry is dated July 7, 2004: The John C. Spence House is located…
Woman’s Club launches campaign to restore building
The Daily News Journal, July 8, 2018 The Woman’s Club of Murfreesboro, a local 501(c)(3) Public Charity, is in the midst of a Preservation Campaign of historic proportions to save its building located at 221 E. College St. Built in 1856, owned by The Woman’s Club since 1916, and listed…
Obituary for local historian Elizabeth “Bettie” Cook
Elizabeth “Bettie” Clayton Cook, age 74 of Murfreesboro, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Alive Hospice, Murfreesboro. She was a native of Murfreesboro and a descendant of Rutherford County and Murfreesboro’s earliest settlers. She was a daughter of the late James K. Clayton, Sr. and Frances Gerhardt Clayton. In…
The Woman’s Club Celebrates At The Alley On Main
July 7, 2018, WGNS Radio (Murfreesboro) The Woman’s Club of Murfreesboro, a local 501(c)(3) Public Charity, will hold its inaugural Legacy Gathering. This event is hosted by The Alley on Main from 4:00 to 7:00PM Sunday afternoon. This gathering of friends, old and new, hopes to bring a new awareness…
Local Historian, Talented Story Teller Bettie Cook Dies
July 5, 2018, WGNS Radio (Murfreesboro) A lady who touched the lives of so many, passed away from an extended illness at 10:59 Tuesday (7/3/2018) evening. Bettie Clayton Cook loved history, and especially local history, and shared it as a part of her longtime career with the National Parks Service…
A history of the Rockvale Community Picnic after 91 years
Denise Carlton, the Daily News Journal, Rockvale Historical Society, July 3, 2018 On Wednesday, the oldest ongoing activity in the county continues in the Rockvale community. A grand tradition, the Rockvale Community Picnic is a neighborhood party of sorts, one with a lot of practice, going on since 1927. The…