19th Century Diseases in Rutherford County
From local historian Susan Daniel Thrush – Childhood disease characterized by spots on mouth, lips and throat. Thrush usually affects sick, weak infants and elderly individuals in poor health.Tick fever – Rocky mountain spotted fever. Toxemia of pregnancy – Eclampsia Trench mouth – Painful ulcers found along gum line. Caused…
Rutherford County Historical Society Tour of MTSU’s Gore Center
Frank Caperton, President of the Rutherford County Historical Society, May 15, 2017 The Rutherford County Historical Society accepted an invitation to tour MTSU’s Gore Center Monday, May 15. Dr. Louis Kyriakoudes, director of the Albert Gore Research Center, was a most most gracious host sharing how MTSU retired professor Dr. David Grubbs…
Willie McGowan Annual Banquet
Cynthia Jones, VIP Murfreesboro Magazine, May, 2017 Bradley Academy hosted the annual Willie McGowan Banquet honoring those who have made a positive impact in Rutherford County. The father of Bradley Academy Historical Association, Mr. Willie McGowan, fought to preserve the old Bradley Academy Structure. The building now host artists such…
Cherry Grove School, 1890-early 1900s
CHERRY GROVE SCHOOL 1890-early 1900’s was on “Cemetery Lane” to the south of Asbury Road. On September 13, 1890, J. W. Littler and wife M. C. deeded to SchoolDirectors Z. T. Dismukes, J. E. Stockird, and N. W. Mullins three-fourths acre of land on the Asbury Church Road. The school…
Harber’s History Lesson: Spymaster Henry Shaw was leader of Coleman Scouts
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, May 15, 2017 Henry Shaw of the Coleman Scouts was the son of Thomas Shaw, who came to America from Scotland and settled in both Lancaster, Pa., and North Carolina. Thomas established roots in Robertson County in 1821 and made Clarksville his home. Living…
Decoration Day, May 6, 2017
Saturday, May 6, 2017, marked the second annual ‘Decoration Day’ at the Stones River National Battlefield. Approximately 75 people of different races and walks of life participated the 2017 Decoration Day at the Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church as well as the Stones River National Battlefield. Decoration Day began on May…
WGNS Radio Commentary: Why I Wrote ‘Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Redemption’
Shane Kastler, for WGNS Radio, May 9, 2017 Nathan Bedford Forrest recently made the news again, but it is never for a good reason. Rep. Mike Sparks of Smyrna introduced a House Resolution (HR 97) to honor me, and shortly thereafter Forrest made the news. Some might wonder why I…
Forrest Hall Vandalized
Forrest Hall Vandalized, NewsChannel5, May 8, 2017 MURFREESBORO, TN – A controversial building on Middle Tennessee State University’s campus was vandalized with spray paint. MTSU police say the Forrest Hall Army ROTC building was vandalized Friday morning. Someone covered up the name of the building with black spray paint, and…
North Highland Avenue may get 91 town homes
Scott Broden, the Daily News Journal, May 3, 2017 North Highland Avenue may be adding 91 town homes on 11.6 acres between the future Murfreesboro Police Headquarters across the street and the Oaklands Mansion area. The Murfreesboro Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on rezoning for the proposed town…
Storms bring down Murfreesboro tree that might’ve stood during Civil War
WRKN News, Murfreesboro, TN, May, 1, 2017 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) – Sunday’s storms brought down a tree at the Stones River National Battlefield that could’ve been standing during the Civil War. It’s hard to tell exactly how old the tree was because it was already badly damaged from a storm…
Floyd School (Black), 1911 – ?
FLOYD SCHOOL BLACK 1911- was located on a now abandoned county road between Floyd Road and Greenwood. It was in the corner of the woods. On April 7, 1911, Martha Clardy deeded the land for a church and school house to Trustees Edward Sutton, Jr., Salem Hughes, Sam Garrett, Fate…
Tourism to Stones River National Battlefield creates $20,660,500 in Economic Benefits
The Rutherford Reader, www.rutherfordreader.com, April 27, 2017 Murfreesboro, TN – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 346, 213 visitors to Stones River National Battlefield in 2016 spent $20.2 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 322 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative…
Remembering Rutherford: Civil War seduction linked to Carnation evaporated milk
Greg Tucker, Murfreesboro Post, April 25, 2017 Sophie took care of Sophie! Educated in Philadelphia, Alfred H. Dashiell came to Tennessee in the 1830s as president of the Nashville Female Academy. After four years at the Academy, he entered the ministry and served four years as pastor of the Presbyterian…
Rocky Fork School, 1891-1949
ROCKY FORK SCHOOL 1891-1949 was built in the central part of Rocky Fork community in District 4. It was on the north side of Rocky Fork Road, west of the intersection with Almaville Road, and near the intersection of the Del Thomas Road. On August 26, 1905, W.A. Hall and…
Former MTSU football head coach Bill Peck dies
Aldo Amato, The Dail y News Journal, April 24, 2017 MURFREESBORO — Former MTSU football coach William Bethule “Bill” Peck died on Saturday, MTSU announced. Peck, the tenth football coach in program history, died at age 90, the school announced in a news release. Peck led the Blue Raiders from 1970 to 1974…
Smyrna High School, 1908-1919
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL 1908-1919 was housed in the former SMYRNA FITTING SCHOOL which the County School Board had acquired. On May 30, 1908, W.K. Patterson, Sr., B.B. Gracy, S.E. Hager, John F. Tucker, J.S. Gooch, H.D. Jarratt, and T.W. Dickinson deeded the five acres of property to Board Members B.M.…
American Airlines DC 3, Flagship Detroit, at Airport
Murfreesboro City Television, April 17, 2017 The oldest flying 1937 American Airlines DC-3, called Flagship Detroit, stopped off at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport for a visit.
Snail Shell one of nation’s most biologically important cave
Susan Harber, the Daily News Journal, April 17, 2017 While there are unprecedented records on file in the history of our county in the past 200 years, the study of our primeval history is limited and vague. Therefore, the events in our county over 1,000 years ago is elusive. Yet,…
American Airlines DC 3, Flagship Detroit, stop in Murfreesboro!
City of Murfreesboro, April 17, 2017 The oldest flying 1937 American Airlines DC-3, called Flagship Detroit, stopped off at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport for a visit. This style of plane revolutionized airliners.
Dillard Rosenwald School (Black), Barfield, 1910-1962
DILLARD ROSENWALD SCHOOL BLACK 1910’s-1962 was located the west side of the Barfield-Crescent Road near the Webb’s Chapel Methodist Church. It was on the same site as the previous WEBB’S CHAPEL SCHOOL. The school was at first a one-room building which parents of the children helped to build. Later a…