This corridor of nondescript enterprises was the first to greet the rivermen as they pulled their flatboats against the current in the main channel of the river. History of Rutherford County, Tennessee When President Woodrow Wilson issued the proclamation of war on the evening of April 2, 1917, Rutherford established its first Selective Service Board composed of Dr. B.N.  In 1951, Murfreesboro, in collaboration with the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Department, began the removal of hundreds of substandard, slum-level dwellings in the lower part of the city. The county seat is Murfreesboro. Census reports of 1850 estimate the cash value of county farms at four and a half million dollars.  Also, Dewitt Smith Jobe, a resident of  Mechanicsville near Rocky Fork and likewise a in Confederate scout, was captured, tortured, and killed less than a mile from his home.  It is well laid out and handsomely situated near the west branch of Stone’s River, surrounded by a body of rich farming land under a high state of cultivation. This image is a drawing that was commissioned by the Rutherford County Historical Society in the 1970s, based on the plans for the courthouse. The description of Murfreesborough that appeared in the Tennessee Gazette of 1834 records a sharp decline in population from the halcyon years of the Capital era but it does present an inferential picture of what could be happening in a small frontier county seat almost one hundred and fifty years ago. The war over, Rutherford County entered the Twenties – with no significant overriding problems other than that of adjusting to the prosperous postwar years.  To fuel this gradual exodus, a road had been hacked through the forests to Nashville and wagon trains followed this trail to the markets.  During the same year a petition generated a referendum and beer vending, under highly restrictive regulations, was reinstituted.  The courthouse roof was one of the  victims.  Lots were advertised in the Knoxville and Nashville newspapers resulting in considerable activity at Lytle’s improvised “sales office” at his plantation.  Although it was not torrential, it was general, prevailing all over the watershed southeast of Murfreesboro as well as all other sections of the county and adjacent counties.  It retained this name until its closure in 1970.  All bridges were swept away and telegraph and telephone lines were destroyed. In the Rutherford County Fair Association Catalog of that year, along with “Smith and Cason – Dry Goods and Shoes” and “Adam Bock – Fine Carriages and vehicles of all kind,” Dick’s Saloon and Restaurant North Side West Main Street, advertised “Choice Wines, Liquors, and Cigars” and added: “Meals at All Hours, Day or Night – Game, Fish and Oysters in season, and served in most approved style.” Proprietor Dick Hill was in good company for a business of its kind during that period and earlier in combining the sale of food and spirits. It’s a doozy. Baskette added in 1880 “that the public school system has a strong and lasting hold upon the public mind.”  And, in 1890, James D. Nelson was of the opinion that ‘We have some of the best schools of the state in our county.”. 1803--Rutherford County was established 25 October 1803 from Davidson County. It was named for Major Marion B. Kittrell, who was born in Wilson County, July 17, 1820.  During the next few years, with petitioners, vendors of all types, families of legislators, and those followers who gravitate to areas for no other reason a than to be at the center of action, ballooned the population to over 3000. Business was at the boom town level. Hardly beyond the depression years, the county braced itself for World War II. During the early months of 1930, the county began to feel the pinch of the economic depression which had already enveloped the nation. … A. Lewis, George Douglas, William Howell, Thomas Stone, H.H. Milton is an unincorporated community in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States.  Local businessmen in 1950 formed an Industrial Committee for the express purpose of seeking industry. The demand fir this History has long been recognized. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rutherford County, Tennessee.. Home/ WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR. Take a look, and learn a little about the history of this Rutherford County legend. SOME OF THE EARLIEST PEOPLE IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY BY DATE OF THEIR BIRTH PRIOR TO 1800 - much of the following information taken from Rutherford Co., TN court records. Its designation was changed in 1942 to Sewart Air Force in honor of Captain Harold Sewart, who lost his life in the European Theatre.  The first dramatic military event occurred on July 13, 1862 when Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest raided the Union garrison at the county seat. Large areas of cedarbrakes and surface rock were cleared. Find Your Attraction Here. Harris, Norton Green, and Mark Mitchell. Milton once was incorporated. Captain William Lytle, who had already constructed a cotton gin, a grist mill, and a warehouse on property adjacent to and west of the sixty acres reserved for the town, specified that one lot be deeded to him on the public square and his additional acreage be surveyed along with the town property. History of wRutherford County, Tennessee New 98-Page Booklet: Early days in Rutherford County, in the heart of Middle Tennessee, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet compiled from excerpts from: History of Tennessee, originally published in 1886 by Goodspeed Publishing Co., Counties of Tennessee by Austin P. Foster (1923), and Tennessee, a Guide to the State, a …  One highly visible reminder that there was some abnormality in the times was the Civilian Conservation Corps camp at the western city limits of Murfreesboro. Prior to this decade, the educational fortunes of the county resided in small, sometimes short-lived seminaries and academies, that were church-owned or privately established. James Knox Polk, once a student at the local Bradley Academy and later to marry a Murfreesboro belle, was the Clerk of the Senate.  Then moving to Charles Ready’s home on the east fork of Stone’s River, the committee was delightfully belabored by a sumptuous banquet and a persuasive Charles Ready. During one of the legislative sessions, General Andrew Jackson rode horseback from the Hermitage to announce his candidacy for the United States Senate. In compliance with Tennessee state laws, Rutherford county makes public records available to members of the general public. See more ideas about murfreesboro, murfreesboro tennessee, rutherford county.  The intrepid Davy  Crockett was a legislator. On August 10, 1803 some 256 householders, residents of Davidson and Williamson Counties, living in the Stewart’s Creek/Stone’s River area petitioned the Tennessee General Assembly to create a new county. Later the burial site was surmounted by a box tomb that bore this inscription: “Sacred to the memory of Captain William Lytle, an Officer of the War of the Revolution. . The origin of temperance societies in Rutherford County dates as far back as 1827, as mentioned in the history of the Presbyterian Church.  The designation of the new county, probably at the behest of cousin Robert Weakley who was a senator in the Legislature at the time, honored General Griffith Rutherford, a Revolutionary War hero who had made several military forays into the Western country during the postwar era and had finally moved his home to Sumner County.  Land in the Stewart’s Creek – Stone’s River area was most productive, particularly in the lush bottomland in and around the forks of Stone’s River.  Joe Frank Herrod was recorded as the first registrant to enter training.  At first it appeared that Thomas Rucker whose home served as the meeting place for the first court would receive the most favorable consideration. It has an academy and two schools, three churches, four clergymen, ten lawyers, four physicians, a printing office, two cotton factories, two cotton gins, one carding machine, one grist mill, four blacksmiths, four bricklayers, three hatters, one painter, three saddlers, five shoemakers, one silversmith, four tailors, one tinner, two taverns, and ten or twelve stores.”.  This fact does not diminish the appropriateness of the community’s urge to celebrate. Rutherford County was formed in 1803 from parts of Davidson, Williamson and Wilson counties, and named in honor of Griffith Rutherford (1721–1805). The town received notoriety as the city that was meant to flood – and never did. Jefferson, with a commanding position in the river forks facing the main channel, grew and prospered.  He was born in Pennsylvania the 17th of February A.D. 1735 and died on this farm September 1829. Welcome to Tennessee Genealogy Research in Tennessee can be an exciting and rewarding experience.  In fact, this was an early version of the supper club and liquor by the drink.  He received only 29,918 votes with Rutherford County going overwhelmingly Democratic.  This caused the water level to drop in the main channel thereby eliminating river traffic during a few months each summer. History of Rutherford County, Tennessee [Sims, Carlton C.] on Amazon.com.  Some of the earlier purchasers of lots included Peter Cook, Theophilus Cannon, Joseph Bennett, William Carlisle, Harrison Gilliam, John Bell, Samuel Bell, Daniel Ferguson, J.  Col. Frank Nash, one of these farmers, in a letter to his father in North Carolina, reported that “I will be able to plant about 5,000 tobacco hills, and as much cotton and ground enough, if a tolerable year to make about 500 or 600 barrels of corn . . Rutherford County, resting astride the exact center of the state, first gave serious attention to establishing a system of roads in 1831.  For this reason, or perhaps others enmeshed in Tennessee Whig-Democrat politics, the General Assembly reversed itself on November 29 and officially named the seat “Murfreesborough.”. County seat:Murfreesboro The county was named in honor of Gen. Rutherford, of North Carolina, who was known in the Revolutionary war, and also in contests with the Indians within the confines of this county.  One memorable statement by a local citizen possibly summarizes the attitude of community leadership: “Plant workers and collegians just don’t mix.” At that time, there was apparently no real basis for concern since the only factory of any dimension was the Tennessee Red Cedar Woodenware Company and it was located at a discreet distance from the two campuses. At this point, probably the county’s first realtors emerged in the form of Robert Weakley and Thomas Bedford. The meandering segments of stone fences remaining today that still cordon off tracts of land, serve as monuments of industry and “scratching and sweating” of the determined farmers of that period.  Ironically, his fame and fortune appeared to decline during his later years. Joining Pleasant P. Mason, the promoter of the idea for the transportation system, in the trail to closure and liquidation were Mayor T. B. Fowler and attorney B. L. Ridley.  It was not until 1900 that Rutherford County regained a semblance of the momentum enjoyed during the pre-war years. Its ZIP code is 37063.. A post office called Fosterville has been in operation since 1837. During this year the charter for the first turnpike Nashville- Murfreesboro-Shelbyville was granted.  His Murfreesboro objective was a nocturnal ascent of the courthouse from the ground, using the two of the columns for leverage, and then climaxing the demonstration atop the cupola.  Although this picturesque business venture, with its eight cars, twenty-four mules, terminal barns, and some three miles of trackage was of brief duration, it was prophetic of the revival of enterprise and an indication that some of the citizens had once again accumulated enough capital to invest and risk, if necessary, the hazard of failing.  Absent locally were the breadlines and soup lines, a standard operation in some other areas. Box 906 Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130 Carmine Jackson PREFACE The Committee corked diligently for about two years to make this record available and within reach of all who have ties to Versailles and the Tenth District.  This may have been partially inspired by the town attaining incorporation status during this same year while the General Assembly was meeting in Knoxville.  To the north, the lines, with only minor changes, adhered to the stipulations as outlined in the Act of 1803.  To the northwest, Main Street, the only municipal thoroughfare that appeared to be named at the time, swept down an incline to the wharves and warehouses near the water’s edge.  Fortuitous or not, the appearance of the first train on the occasion of the Nation’s seventy-fifth birthday generated one of the town’s greatest celebrations. Perhaps you are researching your family, your property, perhaps just plain, old fun facts - the RCHS is an exceptional resource. Remains of old campsites could be found on many of the new farms and the Indian trace from Chattanooga to Nashville was still visible. Its ZIP code is 37118. This legalized “secession” grew out of controversies between the village citizens and officials in Franklin and Shelbyville over efforts to construct a turnpike from either of the two towns to Eagleville. With collections pertaining to the permanent and historical records of Rutherford County, the Rutherford County Archives is the source for information on local families and history. He married Ellen Johnston on January 27, 1853. Outcrops of bedrock rising in many places above the shallow topsoil make this poor farming territory.”  Then he added this bucolic postscript: “A man living back in the cedars has to scratch and sweat mightily if he wants to starve decent.”  This observation was not necessarily a blanket assessment of the county’s agricultural potential.  The latter was recorded as having operated the first ordinary at Jefferson. But the new seat of justice came on hard times.  Already a collegiate institution, Tennessee College for Women, had been established in Murfreesboro. In 1818, Murfreesborough’s population was estimated at 950. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Old Tryon County was divided into Lincoln and Rutherford Counties in April 1779.  By 1976, the county’s population had skyrocketed to over 60,000 and the county seat had reached 28,000, possibly more, based on which community group was polled at a given time. Our History The first Rutherford County Sheriff was Samuel McBride, who served from 1804-1806. In 1876, Prof. A. J. Brandon, Jr., reported that “The schools are better than the previous year.”  Superintendent G.H. Of this number, ninety-six lost their lives. Work began immediately on the courthouse, the jail, whipping post, and stocks. Designated appropriately as “the bottoms,” this collection of hovels and filth was the last reminder of company houses serving a bygone tannery and a pencil – slat mill.  Many farm buildings and most of the livestock had been devastated, a national financial panic loomed on the horizon, and the dread cholera again made its appearance.  Hugh Robinson performed this task. In 1892, the Democrats failed to nominate him and he decided to enter the race as an independent candidate. $ 147,000. worth of impact made by local volunteers. He was appointed by President George Washington as a member of the Legislature for the Southwest Territory, which would later become the State of Tennessee. In this church was organized the first formal society having rules and by-laws. In 1827, one year after the flight of the Capital, the Temperance Society, the first of its kind in the United States, was formed at the First Presbyterian Church on East Vine Street.  A part of the property lay on an eminence between the East and West Forks of Stone’s River. “This grant provides Rutherford County archivists supplies necessary to properly preserve the county’s history.  The one most highly memorialized was Smyrna’s Sam Davis, a Confederate scout who was hanged in 11 Pulaski on November 27, 1863 under specifications on being a spy. Public Property Records provide information on homes, land, or commercial properties, including titles, mortgages, property deeds, and a range of other documents. Post World War II After WWII, Murfreesboro and Rutherford County began to change from an agricultural based … The high tide for citizen interest in education was probably reached in the 1850’s. At 2:00 a.m., in the morning of March 21, 1913, parts of the community were again devastated by a natural phenomena on the rampage.  However, the sale of beer remained legal until 1945 when the Murfreesboro City Council banned its sale within the city’s corporate limits. His son, Charles, later built an elegant townhouse near the Murfreesboro square.  His two-year administration was plagued by major problems of a type which greatly eroded his support. Little Jefferson supported at least six during its county seat and riverboat days. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Rutherford County Courthouse in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is a Classical Revival building from 1859. Then, in 1890, Rutherford County provided its first and only Tennessee governor, John Price Buchanan, a Democrat who, with the support of the Farmers’ Alliance, was elected by a vote of 126,348 to 30,081 over his Republican opponent. The early settlers of Rutherford County were of Scots-Irish origin.  The financing and maintaining of the road were provided through the use of tollgates.  Following this, stores for the sale of liquor were permitted in 1972 after a third referendum was successful.  Consequently, in 1811, the Legislature appointed a committee to choose a new site. In the spring of 1923, a handsome, young stranger curiously walked the grounds of the Courthouse. Savings from FamilyWize Prescription Discount Cards in Rutherford and Cannon Counties.  Casualties during the three day struggle spiraled to over 23,000, including killed, wounded, and missing. In 1909, the Tennessee General Assembly enacted into law the so-called General Education Bill.  His burial place is at the Shiloh Presbyterian Church in Sumner County, but the grave is unmarked and the exact site uncertain. He, too, at his new home near the west fork of Stone’s, staged a mammoth reception and banquet presided over by his wife Nancy.  In 1942, Smyrna Air Force Base, a troop carrier facility, was established. In 1818, partially because of the political strength of several Rutherford County citizens, the General Assembly decided to conduct its business in Murfreesborough during the year 1818. Find Your Favorite Pastime Here. Unusually beloved for his honesty and firmness in all the relations of life.”  It is obvious, of course, that the author of the inscription projected a more discreet version of the locale of Lytle’s death, and possibly even the cause.  The first local registration for the military was on October 16, 1940.  By this time, the country’s two industrial mainstays, the bucket factory 1953 and the Carnation Milk Plant 1974 had closed, but the county, after over one hundred and seventy years, had brought stability to its economy. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The building later burned and a block building is now on the site. This was followed by several sporadic and uncoordinated attempts to provide educational opportunities in other sections of the county. It is one of six remaining antebellum county courthouses in Tennessee  The eastern limits extended to a point two miles west of Woodbury but were moved westward to the present boundary in 1836 when Cannon County became a political entity. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States.Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these … Courtesy of the Rutherford County Archives.  The influx of industry would bring the landowners into sharp competition for farm labor with the factories. There’s something exciting going on nearly every day in Rutherford County! With the persistence of “academic purity” as a way of life, Murfreesboro and Rutherford County were largely dependent, on its agricultural economy for the next forty years. It is said that, “from 1780 to 1794 they [Indians] killed within seven miles of Nashville one person in about every ten days.” [RCHS Pub # 10, p.79]. Named The Sports Capital of Tennessee®, Rutherford County is full of your favorite events.  This salutatory event, and perhaps for other reasons unknown but resting with him in his box tomb on Northwest Broad, caused the committee to accept his offer in a vote of four to three.  The Rutherford County petition, therefore being favorably received by the General Assembly meeting in Knoxville (Knoxville served as the capital of Tennessee on two occasions, the first time from 1796 until 1812 and then a second time from 1817 to 1818), led to Rutherford’s establishment on October 25, 1803, from portions of Davidson and Williamson Counties, and organized on January 3, 1804. 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