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This wonderful display was in a shop window on the Public Square in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. History is indeed all around us. I tip my hat to the folks who not only saved these fine bits of history, but shared them in such a fantastic arrangement. Is it terribly ironic that I took the picture with an iPhone? Thanks!
The Gordon School House is a recreation of a circa 1840 One-Room School House in Cannonsburgh, a historic bit of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. According to the marker, communities would build the School, then raise the money by subscription to hire a teacher. Students were grouped by age, with boys on one side and girls on the other. All grades studied spelling and the three R’s. Classes only lasted about 15 minutes each with several recesses per day.
Cannonsburgh is a great bit of history in the Heart of Murfeesboro. It is even home to the World’s largest cedar bucket (again).
One of the photo taken for submission for the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program yearly calendar. This photo was not one of the photos chosen to be submitted for consideration.
Forest City, NC - Rutherford County
US Highway 221
It is starting to feel like my photostream might be sponsored by Coca-Cola...
Nikon FG - 2009
Lomography 100 ISO
US Highway 221
Holly Springs, NC - Rutherford County
Dead Confederate - Wrecking Ball.
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The Rutherford County Courthouse located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is a 'Classical Revival' building from 1859. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is one of six remaining Tennessee courthouses dating to before the Civil War.
In 1813 a courthouse, jail and other buildings were built on the site occupied by the current building. The courthouse served as the seat of the state legislature until 1822 when the structure burned down.
A new, larger, courthouse was built in 1859 at a cost of $50,000. The original cupola was designed to reflect the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville. In 1860 a new bell and clock tower was constructed. During the Civil War the Courthouse was occupied by both Confederate and Union troops. Confederate troops, under the command of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, occupied the area from July 1862 until the end of the Battle of Stones River in early 1863. The Courthouse then served as a headquarters for the Union army until the end of the war.
The Courthouse narrowly escaped destruction when a tornado hit Murfreesboro in 1913 which caused minor damage to the clock tower.
In the spring of 1923, a man known as the "Human Fly" announced that he would climb to the top of the Courthouse for a small fee. His ascent was successful but as he began to climb down he lost his footing and fell to his death. During WWII, to announce the first statewide blackout the Courthouse bell was rung at 9:00 PM on June 9, 1942 and the Courthouse became the site of an air raid alarm. The square surrounding the Courthouse was used for military training exercises.
During the early 1960s wings were added on either side of the original 1859 building to accommodate the need for additional space. Although, there have been no major constructions on the site since then the interior was renovated in 1998 to its original 19th century appearance.
There is a popular local legend which states there are a series of tunnels, possibly for escape or transferring funds to nearby banks, running from the Courthouse to various locations. No such tunnels have been discovered, although small (and limited) subterranean structures do exist such as drainage pipes.
The historic courthouse no longer hosts the county's various courts, which are now located in the Rutherford County Judicial Building on the courthouse square.
Another great pictorial history of the courthouse can be found on the Rutherford County Tennessee website:
www.rutherfordcountytn.gov/courthouse/history.html
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
Seen here is one of the tributes to Capt. Jeff Kuss who died in a plane crash on June 2, 2016. Capt. Kuss was a pilot for the Navy's flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels where he was the Opposite soloist and pilot of plane #6. The Blue Angels were in Smyrna, TN rehearsing for the Great Tennessee Air Show.
Capt. Kuss was already a hero based on his years of service in the U.S. Military. Going beyond that, it is believed that he did not eject from his F-16 jet so that he could guide the jet to an empty field in an otherwise densely populated area. That is where the story hits home for me as my family and I live about a half mile from where he crashed and my wife and son were home at the time.
There have been multiple tributes to Capt. Kuss. Here are some of the ones that I have seen.
On the night of the crash, there was a candlelight vigil for him at nearby Lee Victory Park. The next morning I was able to see the U.S. Flags, candles and flowers brought to the vigil. On this morning, I even saw a gentleman add another flag to the fence.
In downtown Nashville, the city has illuminated the Davidson County Courthouse with blue lights on the sides with yellow in the middle.
Also, the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge, which crosses the Cumberland River, was also colored blue on the sides and yellow in the middle of the arches.