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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PE6_one-room-schoolhouse_Murfreesboro-TN.html
The one-room schoolhouse shows the determination of
19th century settlers to provide their children with a basic
education. After a community had a building for classes,
its citizens would hire a teacher with money raised by
public subscript…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PE5_university-house_Murfreesboro-TN.html
1800s residence with dogtrot. The dogtrot, also called possum or dog run, reached its peak in the South from 1780 to 1830. Since connecting log structures is difficult, a family in need of more space would often build a second room a few feet away…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PE4_1900s-telephone-building_Murfreesboro-TN.html
The telephone had made its way into many rural homes
by the early 1900s. All calls had to be connected by an
operator at a switchboard similar to the one at the Cannonsburgh Telephone Exchange Company.
this switchboard originally came from t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PE3_loom-house-one-room-log-cabin_Murfreesboro-TN.html
Originally built in the early 1800s in Rutherford County, this is a typical example of that era. Transported here to Cannonsburgh in 1975, it is authentic in every detail and now houses an early 1800s hand loom which can be seen in operation on sp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PE2_williamson-chapel_Murfreesboro-TN.html
The Williams Chapel, relocated from the Northern part of Rutherford County and adapted from an early schoolhouse, is representative of a small country churches in the South.
Its present appearance give insight to the evolution of the building. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PE1_doctors-office_Murfreesboro-TN.html
Every town of notable size had a country doctor. And although the doctor saw many of his patients by making house calls, he also maintained a small office near his residence where patients could come to him for treatment. This structure is furnish…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PE0_country-store_Murfreesboro-TN.html
This store, originally located at Link (in Southwestern Rutherford County), was built in 1899 and is typical of the area general stores from the early 1800s through the 1940s. In addition to groceries, country stores carried a wide variety of item…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PDZ_ash-hopper_Murfreesboro-TN.html
The ash hopper was essential to every family in the days when soap was homemade. The hopper provided storage for wood ashes used in making lye soap. Come spring, soap-making time, water was poured over the ashes and after several hours of soaking,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PDX_the-civil-war_Murfreesboro-TN.html
"The troops found Oakland a pleasant place to camp. There being plenty of room to spread out for the first time to full, regular army distances, making it the handsomest and most comfortable camp we ever had,
the large trees making it shady …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PDW_wetland-plants-and-animals_Murfreesboro-TN.html
"Wetlands are among the most important ecosystems on Earth."
-William J. Mitsch and James Gosselink
Natural resource and environmental ecologist
Bottomland Hardwood Forest
The wetlands at Oaklands are characterized as bottomland …