Hallowed History: Stories from Evergreen Cemetery
Michelle Willard, Daily News Journal, October 25, 2015 MURFREESBORO — Evergreen Cemetery became Murfreesboro’s city cemetery when Dr. James Maney granted 20 acres to the city in 1872. Since then it has grown to more than 90 acres and stands as a capsule of Tennessee history with many notable Rutherford countians making…
Jimi Hendrix once played at a club in Murfreesboro!
From www.WGNSRadio.com, October 21, 2015 The legendary Jimi Hendrix once wandered into a small club in Murfreesboro and did what he did best, played the guitar. The Eldorado Club, which was also known as Dance Land, was mainly attended by African Americans in the 1950’s and 60’s. It was located…
Remembering Rutherford: Remains of the dead still underfoot
Greg Tucker, Murfreesboro Post, October 20, 2015 Are we treading on the remains of the dead on Middle Tennessee Boulevard, State Street and the Rover terminal in Murfreesboro? Most likely. The first Methodist Church was built in 1823 near the northwest corner of what is today the intersection of North…
Hard Start School (Christiana), 1872-1883
HARD START SCHOOL 1872-1883 was located in Christiana. It was built behind the present Church of Christ on the knob where Uncle Sandy Murray’s house later stood. It was across from the present Brandon View Baptist Church on Miller Road. Judge Tiliman Davis Johnson, born January 8, 1858, has this…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
October 20, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones…
Remembering Rutherford: Teen Confederate Spy used Beauty
Susan Harber, Daily News Journal, October 18, 2015 Robbie Woodruff was a famed Confederate spy heroine who interacted as a team with her cousin and accomplice, Mary Kate Patterson. Robbie was born on a farm in 1845 in Holly Springs, Miss., to Aaron and Sara White Woodruff. However, early in…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
October 13, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones…
The Chapel in Cannonsburgh Village was once the Tipperary School is (LaVergne)
307 North Walnut Street
October 3, 2015, Rutherford County Historical Society The office building at 307 North Walnut Street was built in 1968 and contains approximately 13,000 of office space. Businesses over the decades include Jones Real Estate, , Quality Printing, Dr. Randall Zorn, Financial Computers, Mid-State Hearing Aid Center, Interim Personnel, Heaven Sent…
July 23, 1980: Murfreesboro baseball legend Chuck Taylor and official Smyrna historian Marty Luffman
Rock Spring School (Midland), 1871-1915
ROCK SPRING SCHOOL 1871-1915 was founded “a long time” before J. P. “Pet” Gordon started school in 1871 and closed at the end of the 1914-1915 school term. It was located on Rock Spring Road which runs west of the Murfreesboro-Shelbyville Highway. On March 6, 1874, James M. Holden signed…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
September 29, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones…
Having a blast at Stones River (National Battlefield)
Connie Esh, Murfreesboro Post, September 23, 2015 The cannons roared once again at Stones River National Battlefield this weekend, but this time, nobody died. The first time, as the New Year dawned in 1863, there were 13,269 Federal casualties and 10,268 Confederate ones. That’s why this weekend in 2015 was a…
Howse broke color barrier for Central football
Daily News Journal, Tom Kreager, September 22, 2015 MURFREESBORO — Raymond Howse, who broke the color barrier for the old Murfreesboro Central High School football team, died Sunday. Howse, 64, was an offensive and defensive lineman at Central High, where he joined the varsity team as a sophomore in 1966. He was…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
September 22, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker and Louis Franklin Elrod. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former…
Black Cat Cave Interview with Mike Browning
The City of Murfreesboro produces a wonderful video magazine each month titled “In the City’, hosted by City of Murfreesboro Pubic Information Officer Mike Browning. The September issue includes an eight minute segment featuring Black Cat Cave. Please enjoy!
Black Cat Cave may become part of MTSU
Michelle Willard, Daily news Journal , September 18, 2015 MURFREESBORO—Officials presented a plan to transfer ownership of Black Cat Cave to Middle Tennessee State University at the Murfreesboro Planning Commission meeting Wednesday afternoon. Angela Jackson, assistant director of the Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation Department, gave a history of the cave that…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
September 15, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones…
Demolition date set for old DNJ building
Michelle Willard, Daily News Journal, September 7, 2015 MURFREESBORO – The days of the former Daily News Journal building on North Walnut and the buildings where the new judicial building will stand are officially numbered. The demolition of the buildings will likely begin Oct. 19 to make way for the new…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
September 1, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones…