Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
June 4, 2013, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones 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…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
June 3, 2013, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones visits with Former NFL Buffalo Bills Player and Past Riverdale High School Principal Robert James. 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…
Cannonsburgh building damaged by fire
The Murfreesboro Post, June 1, 2013 Quick thinking by Murfreesboro firefighters save Cannonsburgh’s “Telephone House” from a fire Saturday morning, according to a press release from Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue department. Firefighters from District 1 responded to the fire just after 6:30 Saturday morningat Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village located at 312…
Part of Jefferson Pike named after longtime historian
The Murfreesboro Post, May 30, 2013 A stretch of Route 266 will be named after Rutherford County Historian Ernest Johns in honor of his service to the community, officials recently announced. Rutherford County Historian Ernest Johns was presented with a proclamation May 20 by state Rep. Mike Sparks in honor…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
May 28, 2013, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones 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…
Rutherford County’s Top 10 tornadoes
The Murfreesboro Post, May 25, 2013 1. April 18, 1887 – A powerful F-4 storm moved through Lewis, Maury, Williamson, Davidson and Rutherford counties. The 40-mile path left 10 dead and 50 injured. 2. April 10, 2009 – An EF-4 tornado tore a 23-mile path from Eagleville to Lascassas and caused more…
Coleman Scouts daring men with extraordinary lives
May 22, 2013, Susan Harber, The Daily New Journal William Roberts, William Montfort Street and John Davis were four daring Coleman Scouts. William Roberts Roberts enlisted in the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry in Hayes Blackman’s Company of McCann’s Gunners in 1861. Roberts soon became a Coleman Scout under Captain Henry Shaw…
1913: Killer tornado strikes Murfreesboro
From the Nashville Banner, March, 21, 1913, Re-published in the Murfreesboro Post, May 25, 2013 Three lives reported lost in Murfreesboro catastrophe. ––––– Tennessee, swept a week ago by a storm, which wrought untold damage to property and exacted a toll of 20 lives, was again visited at an early…
Man had ‘pearl of great price’
Gloria Shacklett Christy, The Murfreesboro Post, May 11, 2013 At 47, the Rev. Robert Henderson had finally forsaken all, being determined to die to all selfish elements. He had been a pastor of several churches for more than 23 years. It was 1811 and this true resignation was compelling him…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
May 7, 2013, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones visits with Ebby Miller and 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 hides meet high-end fashion demand
Greg Tucker, The Daily News Journal, Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Early explorers came down the Cumberland River in search of skins for mostly European buyers. The market today is still, European, by way China. The first documented expedition of British colonials into what became Middle Tennessee was in 1766-67. They…
Fortress Rosecrans plays host to living history
The Murfreesboro Post, May 1, 2013 Stones River National Battlefield will present an encampment and living history programs this weekend at Fortress Rosecrans. These programs will help visitors understand the turbulent times of the Union occupation following the Battle of Stones River. During the winter and spring of 1863, the…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
April 26, 2013, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones visits with 1963 Central High School Class Reunion. 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…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
April 23, 2013, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones 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…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
April 22, 2013, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones visits with Archaeologist Dr. Hugh Berryman. 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…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
April 9, 2013, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones 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…
County rolled on Walks, Wood and Portables
DAILY NEWS JOURNAL, GREG TUCKER, 4/7/2013 It started locally on the city sidewalks. Then it went indoors at Jakes Town on the Woodbury Pike and open air on portables. Finally, roller skating centered on West College. In the early 1700s, a Dutch ice skater attempted to make a pair of…
Battlefield starts summer bicycle tour
The Murfreesboro Post, April 1, 2013 Stones River National Battlefield presents ranger guided bicycle tours of Stones River National Battlefield at 9 a.m. Saturdays from April 6 through Oct. 26. Get healthy exercise, reduce your carbon footprint, and learn about the major Civil War battle that occurred here in late…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
March 26, 2013, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones visits with Bubba Woodfin and 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…
Col. Hardy Murfree gave more than just his name
DAILY NEWS JOURNAL, GREG TUCKER, 3/24/2013 Hardy Murfree (1752-1809), son of William Murfree and the former Sally Brickell, was born into North Carolina aristocracy. His father was a prominent politician and the wealthy founder of Murfree’s Landing, a prosperous Atlantic port, incorporated in 1787 as Murfreesboro, N.C. William Murfree was…