Halloween at Ransom School House
Vaughn’s Training School, (Black) 1933-1951
VAUGHN’S TRAINING SCHOOL BLACK 1933-1951 was located in the home of Mary Ellen Vaughn on the east side of South Highland Street in Murfreesboro. The site is now the intersection of Vaughn Street and South Highland Ave. Mary Ellen Vaughn, a graduate of Tuskegee College in Alabama and the holder…
Mary Ellen Vaughn Honored With TN Historical Marker
October 31, 2020, Murfreesboro City TV, Michael Linn White Mary Ellen Vaughn’s legacy is honored with the unveiling of a Tennessee Historical Marker at the site where her home once stood. Vaughn was a journalist, nurse, teacher, and advocate for women and African Americans.
Soldiers and spirits haunt Stones River Battlefield in Murfreesboro
Confederate Reunion, September 25, 1928
Compliments of the Library of Congress Photograph shows group portrait of UCV Tennessee Division veterans wearing badges and uniforms with their wives; Civil War veteran Sergeant Harry Rene Lee of Co. K, 34th Mississippi Infantry Regiment stands at far left.
Robert L. Lewis, left, of Murfreesboro, unloading shells for the Battle of Brest
Compliments of the Library of Congress Shells for the Battle of Brest are unloaded from a freight car on a rail siding by Pfc. Robert L. Lewis, left, of Murfreesboro, Tenn. and Pvt. Mercie Gillmore, right of Holly Hill, S.C. The Battle of Brest occurred August 7 – September 19,…
The Murfreesboro Seminary for Girls, 1886 – 1890
MURFREESBORO SEMINARY 1886-1890 was a school for young ladies and children. It was a private school held in the McFadden home at 502 North Maple Street in Murfreesboro. The Beers Map of 1878 shows that to be the residence of J. C. McFadden. The L-shaped building was a two-story log…
The Murfreesboro Female Seminary, 1835 – ???
MURFREESBOROUGH FEMALE SEMINARY January 1835 – ??? was inMurfreesboro, District 13. It has been written that the school was located at 123 East College Street on the corner where medical offices are today. That site, however, was the home of Robert Wendel who bought the historic house in 1855 from…
The Mooney School for Boys, 1902-1908
The MOONEY SCHOOL FOR BOYS 1902-1908 was located on the south side of East Main Street with buildings west of the present Second Avenue. It was founded by William Dromgoole Mooney who came to Murfreesboro from Franklin where he and Mr. Wall had founded Battle Ground Academy. On June 12,…
Homer Pittard Campus School (Middle Tennessee State Training School, 1911 –
The Campus School was authorized in 1909 by an act of the General Assembly of Tennessee which provided for state normal schools. “Each school established . . . shall have connected with it one or more practice and observation schools, in which shall be taught at least all of the…
Woodlawn Academy (Versailles), 1888-1917
WOODLAWN ACADEMY 1888-c 1917 was more commonly known as GARRETTS or GARRETT SCHOOL. It was located two miles south of the Versailles store in Civil District 10, School District 37, and was on the west side of Versailles Road between the intersections of the Leb and Link Roads. Thomas Washington…
406 North Academy Homeowners and Tax Abatement Program Recipients Finish Home Renovations
October 15, 2020 WGNS Radio Alan and Beth Morris, owners of 406 N Academy and the second recipients of the Rutherford County Tax Abatement Program, recently finished renovations of their beautiful home, originally built in 1850. Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron, Property Assessor Rob Mitchell, and Rutherford County Historian Greg…
Recognize these Seventh Graders from 1987?
October 25, 1987, The Daily News Journal The Daily News Journal had a wonderful section each week featuring the thoughts of local students.
Depot Hill Water Storage Tank
February 3, 1974, The Daily News Journal How many times have we driven past water tanks without taking notice? The water tank located near McFadden School of Excellence is in an area once known as ‘Depot Hill’. $557,000 for a two-million gallon water tank seemed like a large sum of…
You May Have Been Near “Cemetery, TN” And Did Not Know It!
Holloway High School (Black), 1929-1968
HOLLOWAY HIGH SCHOOL BLACK 1929-1968 was built on the east side of South Highland Street. It was dedicated in December 1929 and was named in honor of E. C. Holloway who worked for the establishment of the school. The school served both city and county students. On April 27, 1929,…
The Female Academy, 1825-1891
The FEMALE ACADEMY 1825-1891 was located on the east side of Depot Street opposite the Methodist Church, presently Maple Street opposite the building of the Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation. According to the SOULE COLLEGE historical marker, the FEMALE ACADEMY was organized by Mary and Nancy Banks, teachers. F. N.…
Tommy Martin was ‘Mr. Murfreesboro’ for a reason
September 29, 2020 Jason Reynolds, The Murfreesboro Post Family and friends of the original ‘Mr. Murfreesboro’, Tommy Martin, said they want to make sure members of the community continue to remember his legacy. Martin’s influence in shaping the community in the mid-1900’s was such that the Murfreesboro City Council and…
First Lady Sarah Polk has Deep Roots in Murfreesboro
September 28, 2020, Susan Harber, Local Historian Rutherford County bequeathed an elegant and sophisticated future president’s wife in the emergence of Sarah Childress Polk. She was named for her maternal grandmother Sarah Thompson Whitsitt (1746-1831), who was born in British Colonial America. Sarah served as a respected and fascinating First…
Eagleville Male and Female Academy, 1877-1884
EAGLEVILLE MALE AND FEMALE SCHOOL or ACADEMY 1877-1884, called EAGLEVILLE INSTITUTE on the Beers Map of 1878, was on ‘Pig Alley’ which ran east off the present 41A Highway. It was next to the Baptist Church. The street is now Church Street. On December 24, 1877, Chesley Williams sold one…