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The Rutherford County Archives seeks to make county government records available to the public. Email us at [email protected]!

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#FlashBackFriday Who remembers when @BellJewelers was located on the north side of the Square? Bell Jewelers opened in 1879 on the Square, in 1998 Bell Jewelers moved to their current location at 821 N.W. Broad St. #Archives #RutherfordCountyHistory

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@JuJuPhillips_19 @RutherfordCo Thanks for the tag, but I think you tagged the wrong Rutherford County pages! Both pages you tagged are in Tennessee. We would be honored in Smoky was from our neck of the woods, but sadly he is not. Please feel free to come visit our RC anytime!

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Since Nashville is hosting the #NFLDraft this weekend, we wanted to share this photo from the Bradley Academy Collection of two students from the Holloway High school football team! #NFLDraftDay #RutherfordCountyHistory #Archives #Football

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#OTD 24 years ago County Executive (County Mayor) Nancy Allen and Murfreesboro City Mayor Joe B. Jackson participated in a tree planting event sponsored by Recycle Rutherford to celebrate #EarthDay and promote conservation #Archives #RutherfordCountyHistory

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For #WhoIsItWednesday we are trying to identify these men! This circa 1960s image of two men with a Murfreesboro Kiwanis Club booth at the VA Hospital #Archives #RutherfordCountyHistory #VA #VAHospital #Kiwanis

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Though today is gloomy and is supposed to be a rainy weekend, we are dreaming of nice spring days that are the perfect picnic weather for picnicking at @OaklandsMansion! This circa 1970s from the Oaklands Collection #Archives #OaklandsMansion #RutherfordCountyHistory #Picnics

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Today is National Siblings Day! To Celebrate we wanted to share this photo of the Hall siblings from circa 1945! #HappyNationalSiblingsDay #NationalSiblingsDay #Archives #RutherfordCountyHistory

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For #MainStreetMonday we wanted to share this photo of the Consumers Supply Company! The business was located at 802 W. Main Street. This pic is a perfect example of the County's booming dairy industry during the 1920s-40s. #Archives #RutherfordCountyHistory #Dairies #IceCream

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Did you know that many mill bags from the 30s-50s often included colorful art? Don't forget to come check out our new exhibit "Milling Around: A Brief Overview of Rutherford County Mills" and see if you can figure out which mills these are from! #Archives #RutherfordCountyHistory

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Our new exhibit, "Milling Around: A Brief Overview of Rutherford County Mills," is now up and ready for visitors!We are open Monday through Friday, 8am-4pm, and would love for you to come visit #RutherfordCountyHistory #Archives #Exhibits #Mills #ArchivesExhibits

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#OnThisDay 106 years ago a tornado swept through Downtown Murfreesboro and the surrounding area. It is because of this tornado that many of the buildings around the square do not appear in their original glory #Archives #Tornados #NaturalDisasters #RutherfordCountyHistory

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Happy first day of Spring from the Rutherford County Archives! Today at 4:58PM Spring will have officially sprung! This 1984 photo comes from the Little Gardens Club Collection #Archives #Flowers #RutherfordCountyHistory #Gardens #SpringHasSprung #FirstDayOfSpring

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For today's #MainStreetMonday we wanted to share this photo of the old H.G. Hills Stores which was located where Jr's Foodland is now! This 1974 photo is from the Matt Ward Collection #RutherfordCountyHistory #Archives

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The military exhibit that was donated to the Rutherford County Historical Society by Mr. Frank Hayes and was on loan to us, is now housed at our historic Courthouse! Be sure to check it out in its new location! #Archives #RutherfordCountyHistory #MilitaryHistory #WWI #WWII

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Today's #MainStreetMonday we wanted to share this late 70s pic of the Rutherford County Cooperative Creamery: Magnolia Brand Butter and Cheese. The #creamery was located at 714 W. Main St. where the @GreenDragonTN is now located #Archives #RutherfordCountyHistory #Dairies

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@cityofmborotn has produced another very interesting video about African American history in Rutherford County! This video focuses important African American women in the County #BlackHistoryMonth #Archives #RutherfordCountyHistory #Legal #Medical https://t.co/wKBOwEB18a

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This ca. 1940s photo of young women training to become nurses. This photo likely demonstrates the partnership between the #HealthDepartment and the #NewYorkCommonwealthFund which aimed to improve #Healthcare across the county #BlackHistoryMonth #Archives #RutherfordCountyHistory

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Check out this video from the @cityofmborotn about preservation efforts taking place at the Benevolent Cemetery #BlackHistoryMonth #RutherfordCountyHistory #Archives #Cemeteries
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Happy Valentine’s Day from the Rutherford County Archives! This is a 1957 Valentine that was given from a little boy to his mother #ValentinesDay #Archives #RutherfordCountyHistory #ArchivesValentine

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In a continuation of honoring #BlackHistoryMonth, we look at the Bryant Grove School which was in use 1880 to 1940. We can see a teacher of the school beginning the day with a trumpet tune. Which is how school likely began each day #Archives #RutherfordCountyHistory #Education