As a youngster growing up in rural Wilson County, A. C. was already working his way toward success. At age 7, he traveled the countryside on a mule, gathering old bleached out bones; which he sold to a fertilizer plant for 40 cents per 100 pounds. . . . — — Map (db m248920) HM
Near dawn on May 5, 1862, Colonel John Hunt Morgan’s 800 Confederate Cavalry camped around the Public Square and at Cumberland University on South College Street, were attacked by General Ebenezer Dumont’s Federal Cavalry of 600 as they advanced . . . — — Map (db m19927) HM
The recipe of a Grandmother and her love for baking is the beginning of a long and successful business venture for a special granddaughter named Peggy.
Mrs. Bertha Nixon of Smith County enjoyed baking a recipe of "sour dough bread" on her wood . . . — — Map (db m311900) HM
The story of Connected Sustainability.
Like all good stories, the Connected Sustainability project at the Fairgrounds has had its share of heroes and heroines. The story stretches over years of visions of possibility, nurturing of allegiances, . . . — — Map (db m268247) HM
William Bowen Campbell shaped Tennessee's antebellum political and military history. His military career included action in the Seminole War, the Mexican War, and the U.S. Civil War. Campbell served in the Tennessee General Assembly (1836), U.S. . . . — — Map (db m263465) HM
Relocated in 1991
The Cartmell Cabin was the first building acquired for Fiddlers Grove in 1991. It was saved from the bulldozer clearing the land for the new industrial park adjacent to Interstate 40 in Lebanon. Stratton Bone, a member of the . . . — — Map (db m108822) HM
Cumberland University School of Law, 1847-1962, was housed at this site from 1877 until 1962. For many years it was the largest law school in the United States. Graduates included U.S. Supreme Court Justices Horace Lurton and Howell E. Jackson: . . . — — Map (db m68363) HM
Castle Heights School was founded in 1902 by David E. Mitchell and I.W.P. Buchanan. Early headmasters
were Buchanan, L.L. Rice, and O.N. Smith. In 1914 the school became a military academy. Acquired by the McFadden Foundation in 1928, it has been a . . . — — Map (db m100117) HM
This monument erected in honor of those Heightsmen who served in America’s Armed Forces and dedicated by name to those who made the Supreme Sacrifice. World War I LT. James R. Crowe, USA ’07 World War II Pvt. A. B. Bardwell, USA . . . — — Map (db m215313) HM WM
In 1846, the City of Lebanon purchased land for this public cemetery. Surveyed by Professor (later Lt. General, CSA) Alexander P. Stewart of Cumberland University, the first burial took place in 1849. Among the dignitaries resting here are William . . . — — Map (db m214906) HM
The city of Lebanon purchased the land for this beautiful cemetery in 1846. Beneath its trees lie more than 150 soldiers who served in the Confederate army during the Civil War, including many Wilson County men who enlisted in the 7th Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m100111) HM
Dedicated to the memory of all those who gave their lives defending our freedom in the war against terrorism.
They truly are our fallen hereos — — Map (db m207692) WM
Lebanon, because of its proximity to the Cumberland River and its position as a turnpike crossroads, was soon caught in the crossfire of the Civil War. Federal troops first appeared early in 1862. An engagement on the Lebanon Square in May . . . — — Map (db m248884) HM
Joshua Hudson was born 12-22-1857 to Robert W. and Mary P. Hudson. On April 16, 1883, he purchased a 40 acre farm located off of Franklin Road.
Joshua operated a cobbler shop on his farm where he made and repaired shoes and boots. The Federal . . . — — Map (db m248934) HM
(North face)
Sacred
To the memory of Confederate Soldiers who sleep in this cemetery, and to their surviving comrades, who shall rest here. Immortal Heroes. Your unparalleled courage, your blood, your patriotism, have bequeathed to all . . . — — Map (db m221532) WM
Erected in Honor of the Confederate Veterans of Wilson County and all other true southern soldiers 1861-1865
(Bronze plaque at base of monument)
Gen. Robert Hopkins Hatton (1826-1862)
Born in Ohio, moved to Lebanon, Tennessee to . . . — — Map (db m268192) WM
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945, Cordell
Hull is Cumberland University's most renowned
graduate. After serving in the Tennessee State
Legislature, he served 11 terms in the U.S. House of
Representatives, and later in the Senate . . . — — Map (db m207689) HM
As one of the oldest universities in Tennessee, Cumberland University has a storied history of academic excellence. Among its graduates are U.S. Supreme Court Justices Howell Edmunds Jackson and Horace Harmon Lurton; Nobel Peace Prize recipient . . . — — Map (db m159207) HM
[Identical inscriptions on front and back of obelisk]
Here on this campus was located Maneuver Director Headquarters Tennessee Maneuver Area, 1942 — 1944
In memory of the 268 servicemen and 9 civilians who died during maneuvers
There . . . — — Map (db m198983) HM WM
Bobby Ray was born February 14, 1945, in McMinnville, Tennessee.
Cumberland University Graduate, 1965, A.A. Degree.
Hospital Corpsman Second Class, U.S. Navy, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine, 1st Marine Division, Quang Nam Province, . . . — — Map (db m207686) HM
To the memory
of
David Wilson
1742 — 1804
Major,
Continental Army
Pioneer settler
Legislator
whose name
Wilson County
proudly bears — — Map (db m199000) HM
The general country store built in 1945 by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dedman on Trousdale Ferry Pike, served as a landmark in the Tuckers Cross Roads community and Swindell Hollow Road.
It was a one stop store in many ways; during WWII he sold hard . . . — — Map (db m248883) HM
Born near the community of Bellwood, in the 1920s and 1930s, DeFord Bailey won nationwide fame as the “Harmonica Wizard.” A founding member of the Grand Ole Opry, he was the first African American to win fame in country music. Through his . . . — — Map (db m151560) HM
Preparing all the family meals on an open fire in small cabins required a lot of skills and hard work. Preparing meals in the summer months were almost unbearable to cook, eat, and sleep inside. Poor construction of the chimneys, which were stacked . . . — — Map (db m248678) HM
Doris Bland was a local businessman in Lebanon and also active in the community. He was noted for his poetry which he always shared with his friends at Christmas. Mr. Bland was a charter member and an advisor of the Wilson County Antique Power . . . — — Map (db m248872) HM
Dr. Fisher was born in 1879. He graduated in 1907 from the University of Nashville Medical School. It was the same year he married Vinnie Reynolds and established his practice in this Apothecary Office in the Rome community. The office still . . . — — Map (db m248702) HM
Here was born one of America's greatest horsemen. Interesting himself in Standardbred horses while in his teens, he soon became a trainer and race-driver distinguished alike for technique and sportsmanship. He was killed in a racing accident at . . . — — Map (db m178557) HM
Modern embalming really got its start during the Civil War period. Dr. Thomas Holmes received a commission as a Captain in the Army Medical Corps and was assigned to Washington, D. C. where he embalmed many army officers killed in battle. President . . . — — Map (db m248915) HM
Dan W. Evins graduated from Castle Heights
Military Academy, enlisted in the Marines,
attended Cumberland University and served
on the Cumberland University Board of Trust. In 2007, Mr. Evins was awarded an honorary doctorate within this same . . . — — Map (db m266567) HM
The barber shop is the example of an early barber shop in Lebanon. The barber chair and other items were used in the early 1900's. The early barber offered other services in addition to haircuts. They often groomed the patrons with a shave, haircut, . . . — — Map (db m248911) HM
The Fiddlers Grove Blacksmith Association was organized in 1992 and held their first meetings in Mr. Luther's Blacksmith Shop. However, the old shop was not adequate to teach and demonstrate to the large number of applicants wanting to learn the . . . — — Map (db m249044) HM
The general stores were the first stores to sell ointments, salves and other medical remedies prior to the local drug stores or apothecary shops being established. The drug stores and shops offered many products in addition to drugs and remedies. . . . — — Map (db m248693) HM
Fiddlers Grove Garage is the home of the Middle Tennessee Region Chapter of the Antique Auto Club of America, which was founded in 1935. There are chapters scattered over the United States.
A chapter is made up of a group of individuals who are . . . — — Map (db m248926) HM
The first jail was erected circa 1799-1803 on the public square in Lebanon. The small cedar log cabin consisted of two stories. The upper level for the Sheriff and the lower level for the jail cells.
Samuel Rosenborough was elected the first . . . — — Map (db m248694) HM
Built - 1942 - Statesville Community.
Replica of a One Room School House.
Served as One of the First School Lunch Rooms in Wilson County.
The Statesville Grange #1236, renovated the building for the "1986 Tennessee Homecoming" project.
Wilson . . . — — Map (db m248692) HM
The Town Hall is in the hub of Fiddlers Grove. It serves the community year round for small group meetings and training sessions. During the Wilson County Fair, it is continuously used for multiple purposes, such as wine judging and displays . . . — — Map (db m248876) HM
The community of ShopSprings was established in the early 1800's, having a group of stores, blacksmith shops, school, churches, physician, and a cooper shop.
This cabin was built during this era of development, on a hill . . . — — Map (db m310592)
Born Nov. 2 1826.
Fell May 31, 1862
while leading his Tenn Brigade in the Battle of Seven Pines, VA.
Elected to the General Assembly of Tenn. in 1855.
Elected to the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress in 1859.
Elected . . . — — Map (db m268194) HM WM
In 1872, the Lebanon Nashville Telegraph Co. was organized. The Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co. were also organized. On December 1889, Sam Anderson made a telephone call from his home. His telephone number was #1.
The first telephone . . . — — Map (db m248928) HM
Family records show the original cabin was built in 1820 by John Crozier. John Ewen Hagar acquired the cabin and 12 acres of land in 1823 for $250.00. Emmett and Nova Hagar, son of John Hagar, inherited the cabin in 1919 and raised 12 children in . . . — — Map (db m248691) HM
The original site of this log cabin was in Leeville, Tennessee on the old Nashville-Lebanon stage route (Hickory Ridge Road). It was built in 1833 by John Kelley, a Methodist minister, and his wife, Margaret Lavenia Kelley. It was built on land . . . — — Map (db m83195) HM
Justice Lurton earned a law degree from Cumberland University in 1856. He was raised in Clarksville, Tennessee and attended the University of Chicago prior to joining the Confederate Army, rising from the rank of Private to Sergeant Major. He was . . . — — Map (db m268195) HM
Founded in the 1870s by James B. Horn, the Horn Springs Resort was a vacation destination for travelers until the 1950s. They came to "the most desirable summer resort in Tennessee" to drink mineral water that flowed from underground springs. This . . . — — Map (db m250373) HM
Founded in 2008, these pumps were used to draw thousands of gallons of water into the Horn Springs Swimming Pool, part of the Horn Springs Resort complex and a popular recreational retreat for four decades. Refurbished to their current condition, . . . — — Map (db m250374) HM
Manufactured around 1900 by the Sayers and Scovill Company of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Donated in memory of Mr. Alfred McFarland
Garage and hearse dedicated August 27, 2009. — — Map (db m248913) HM
Popularly known as “Lean Jimmy,” lived here. First native Tennessean to become Governor, he defeated James K. Polk in 1841 and 1843. In 1850, became President of Memphis & Charleston RR. Served as U.S. Senator from 1851 to 1853. He died in 1859. — — Map (db m83196) HM
Dedicated on July 19, 1976, the James E. Ward Agricultural Center was named in honor of agricultural agent James E. Ward who served as Wilson County's agricultural agent from 1936 to 1973. A key organizer of the Hereford Breeders Association and . . . — — Map (db m36791) HM
In the late 1860's, J. A. Lester constructed a log house for his office of the Lebanon Flour Mill, which he had half interest. However, in 1887, he purchased Cedar City Mill and closed the Lebanon Flour Mill. He continued to use the log office he . . . — — Map (db m249140) HM
This house was built by Judge Green, the father of equity jurisprudence in the state, who sat for twenty-one years in the Tennessee State Supreme Court. In 1852 he became a professor of Law at Cumberland University. Before settling in Lebanon, he . . . — — Map (db m100114) HM
In April 1862, after the Battle of Shiloh, Confederate Col. John Hunt Morgan planned a raid through Tennessee and Kentucky to sever Union supply lines. Morgan let the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry from Corinth, Mississippi, into Tennessee and engaged with . . . — — Map (db m266424) HM
In July 1908 Lebanon's growth and prominence qualified the town for free citywide mail delivery. Congressman Cordell Hull secured funding of $50,000 for this federal post office building. The cornerstone was laid on October 30, 1913. Chief . . . — — Map (db m100113) HM
At dawn on May 5, 1862, Confederate Pvt. Pleasant Whitlow galloped into downtown Lebanon behind you, crying, "The Feds! The Feds!" On his heels, Union cavalry stormed into town, gunning him down and surprising sleeping Confederates under Col. John . . . — — Map (db m266425) HM
The citizens of Lebanon will always remember the men, women and children who lost their lives as a result of acts of terrorism on the World Trade Center, the U.S. Pentagon, and United Flight 93, and we will forever honor those brave Firefighters, . . . — — Map (db m214752) HM
Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home is the oldest funeral home in Lebanon. The business began in 1920 as Ligon & Son Funeral Home, located near the public square in downtown Lebanon. It was operated by Mr. Charles Horace Ligon and his son, Raymond. Earlier . . . — — Map (db m248914) HM
Livesay Mill was built in 1879 on the Clinch River at Kyles Ford near the Tennessee Virginia State Line in Hancock County. The Grist Mill was water powered using a pair of grinding stones to grind corn for meal and wheat for flour. According to . . . — — Map (db m248882) HM
Since the founding of Cumberland University in 1842, members of the McClain Family and their descendants, the Hatfield Family, have been an integral part of the University's history. Josiah Scott McClain served on the original Board of Trust for 34 . . . — — Map (db m207687) HM
The McFarland Infirmary was established in 1914 by Dr. Sam Walker McFarland, President of a Professional Corporation for the treatment of Medical and Surgical cases and train nurses.
In 1919. Dr. Sam W. McFarland purchased a lot at Park Avenue and . . . — — Map (db m248921) HM
Melrose Presbyterian Church was built in 1883; held its first worship service in 1885 and closed the doors at the last worship service 102 years later in 1980. The building is constructed of poplar wood grown and milled in Wilson County.
The . . . — — Map (db m248700) HM
Arriving here from Murfreesboro with the 2nd, 8th, 9th, and 11th Kentucky Cavalry, Stoner's Cavalry Bn, and Cobb's Btry., Col. John Hunt Morgan added to his strength Hanson's Infantry Brigade. Clearing Lebanon at 2:00 P.M., they ferried and swam the . . . — — Map (db m149871) HM
Mr. Luther's Blacksmith Shop and Broom Factory sat on the bank of Cedar Creek in the heart of the village of Taylorsville. The blacksmith shop was built c. 1836. Mr. Luther Piercey became the proprietor in the early 1900's and served the . . . — — Map (db m248701) HM
Prior to 1780, the land that is now the Historic Lebanon Town Square was claimed by William Gosney. It was part of 640 acres surrounding the gushing spring, and here he built a cabin. After his death, the land was sold in 1793 by his heirs to . . . — — Map (db m83197) HM
The Rice Cabin located in Gladeville, TN, was the original meeting place of the Gladeville Methodist Church.
It met in John Rice's family cabin from 1810-1814.
John Rice was a circuit riding preacher. — — Map (db m248937) HM
Lebanon's first gasoline station, Peoples Service Station was opened November 10, 1920 on N. Cumberland Street in Lebanon. Will C. Clay was the manager. In 1923 the company went broke and W. C. Clay bought the lot. Then James R. Jetton and W. C. . . . — — Map (db m248927) HM
Pete Smith opened his original store August 1, 1927, when cokes were a nickel a bottle, a gallon of gas cost 14 cents plus 6 cents tax and T.O. "Pete" Smith drove a Model T Ford pickup when he went into business at Doak's Cross Roads. He opened the . . . — — Map (db m109659)
The petting barn is constructed as a replica of barn designs of the 1800's. The two stalls in the back are for horses or mules with overhead storage for hay and feed in the loft.
The overhang roof was designed to pull the wagon under to unload . . . — — Map (db m248873) HM
The smokehouse originally stood on the Wharton Place three miles Southeast of Lebanon on Sparta Pike. Jesse Wharton of Davidson County bought the 912 acre farmland in 1811 from John Gray Blount of North Carolina. Jesse deeded the farm to his son, . . . — — Map (db m109660)
Pickett Chapel
Methodists began worshiping on this site shortly after purchasing an original town lot. Congregants erected this brick structure in 1827 where white and enslaved members worshiped until 1856 when a new building was constructed on . . . — — Map (db m157273) HM
Pickett Chapel Methodist Church has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 by The United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m263464) HM
Sometime after World War I, but before the 1920 census was taken, the Wilson County Quarterly Court decided to aid in the employment of the county's disabled citizens. This was accomplished by locating a popcorn stand on the Wilson County Courthouse . . . — — Map (db m249143) HM
The following are some of the people that operated the popcorn stand from circa 1910-1968:
Frank Hallums - Robert Denton - Genie and Bill Smith - Webster Tarpley - Charlie Cato - Russell - Claude Cooksey and Lindsey McPeak
Donated by Dan . . . — — Map (db m249144) HM
The Printing Office is a replica of an early storefront printing office. Newspapers became one of the greatest tools of communication to inform and promote new ideas to the early pioneers.
The Printing Office houses two printing presses. The . . . — — Map (db m248698) HM
The popcorn stand on the Lebanon square was a popular hang-out during 1943-44, when military maneuvers for World War II were being conducted in Wilson County. The stand was located at the corner of South Cumberland. The two women shown are the . . . — — Map (db m249145) HM
Born November 23, 1861 in Douglas, Texas. Earned academic degrees.
at Cumberland University (B.D 1886, LLD honorus causa, 1932) and
Trinity University (A.B, 1893, A.M. 1894, D.D. 1907) Additional
studies; Union Theological Seminary in New York . . . — — Map (db m207688) HM
John Rice moved from Caswell County, North Carolina and purchased 214 acres of land for $214.00 from Andrew Jackson in circa 1796. This cabin was built about that same year. The tax list revealed that John Rice Sr., John Rice Jr., Benjamin Dobson . . . — — Map (db m248935) HM
Born in Smith County in 1800, Caruthers was elected Confederate Governor in 1863. However, due to the Federal occupation of Tennessee, he was not inaugurated. A co-founder of Cumberland University, he served in the Tennessee House of Representatives . . . — — Map (db m68364) HM
The Barn Museum is reconstructed around the original one and one-half story log crib built c. 1840. It was acquired from the State of Tennessee Department of Transportation located on the Rowland Farm on Leeville Pike. The museum is filled with . . . — — Map (db m248875) HM
In 1818, after studying law for six months under Judge James Trimble, Sam Houston passed the Bar to practice law. He came to Wilson County to practice law. Mr. Frederick Golladay befriended Mr. Houston and furnished him a small log cabin for an . . . — — Map (db m248696) HM
From developing film in the dark room to digital photography, and from black and white to color, Seat's Studio captured the images of thousands of people and events in Middle Tennessee.
Started in 1915 by Mr. Waldo Seat, Seat's Studio was a . . . — — Map (db m248880) HM
You are standing on Seawell Hill, where Confederate Gen. Joseph Wheeler’s cavalrymen camped during their raid through Tennessee. They had destroyed parts of the railroad to Chattanooga then moved north up the Tennessee River Valley, damaging the . . . — — Map (db m68381) HM
Just down the trail you will find a remarkable thing - the village site of a civilization that prospered here between A.D. 1000 and A.D. 1300. This village was built by people from the well-advanced Mississippian culture, the last of the Native . . . — — Map (db m223222) HM
Mississippian Period Dwelling
The people living in the Sellars Farm village built square or rectangular houses, usually around five or six meters on each side.
After placing larger upright timbers in the ground, they then wove smaller . . . — — Map (db m220609) HM
Dominating the western side of the plaza, a flat topped mound was the location of an important structure, either the ruler's dwelling or a religious structure. The mound is 15 feet high, 138 by 120 feet at the base and 95 by 75 feet at the top. When . . . — — Map (db m220607) HM
Sigma Pi Veterans Committee
Chairman Mark Reed, Alpha-Phi '69 - Sgt, U.S. Army '69-'71 •
Steven Banks, Epsilon-Nu '84 - Capt, USN '74- •
Larry Bradley, Alpha-Rho '72 - Maj, U.S. Army '72-'92 •
Past Grand Sage Frank C. Fryburg, Theta '49 - . . . — — Map (db m268189) WM
On this site was the home of Robert H. Hatton that was unfortunately destroyed by fire after the war. He was born in October in 1826, but early in his life his family moved to Lebanon. He graduated from Cumberland University and then studied law at . . . — — Map (db m268193) HM
At the closing of Cooksey Bro. Hardware Store on Main Street, Mr. S. N. Cook opened a hardware store at this location of East Main and College Streets. S. N. Cook Hardware Company moved to the Public Square and during the store's tenure there, they . . . — — Map (db m248918) HM
William Brannon Barrow built this cabin in 1795. According to family records, the land was one of the last Land Grants issued from North Carolina prior to the Statehood of Tennessee in 1796.
The cedar log cabin changed ownership many times and . . . — — Map (db m248679)
Mr. Asa John Rogers built the store in 1872 in the Stringtown Community on Leeville Road. The store served as a post office until 1904, at which time rural mail carriers delivered the mail. In a separate room on the back of the store, Mr. Rogers . . . — — Map (db m248677) HM
This Train Flag Station was in use at Tates Crossing near Mt. Juliet, Tennessee from 1870 until 1935. During this 65 years it was owned by two different railroads, The Tennessee and Pacific Railroad and the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis . . . — — Map (db m248932) HM
The historic log cabin and smokehouse were relocated from the Century Farm of Waller Partlow and Lucy Logue Thompson Partlow. They are descendants of pioneers that came to Wilson County in a covered wagon. This is probably the original cabin that . . . — — Map (db m108800) HM
Three Forks was one of the early names for the town of Watertown. Mr. Edsel Floyd, former Watertown Postmaster acquired the Post Office equipment and other artifacts from a general store in Milton. The Post Office was located in the back of the . . . — — Map (db m248697) HM
In the "heyday" of railroads, the caboose served many functions for the train crew. It served as their office, restroom, sleeping quarters, and sometimes the kitchen. The office area contained the shipping papers called manifest which detailed what . . . — — Map (db m248933) HM
John Bell Tarver donated the rights-of-way on his farm for the railroad and also the land on which the depot was built in c-1870.
Mr. Tarver was the Postmaster at the Post Office, which was located inside the depot, until his death in 1906. . . . — — Map (db m248885) HM
Turner Burnett (1850-1939) was one who helped haul the lumber to build the 30 x 60 Meeting House. Yank Telford gave the land for the meeting place on Corinth Road.
The 10" x 10" columns were overlaid with finished wood and stood in the middle . . . — — Map (db m249142) HM
When the undertaker came on the scene during the 19th Century, he often operated in conjunction with a furniture store.
Following the Civil War in the 1860s, the laying out of the dead often included embalming done in the home of the deceased . . . — — Map (db m248917) HM
WCOR AM 900, Wilson County's own radio station began in September, 1949 as a 250 watt commercial station. The founder, WARREN GILPIN was the owner, manager and engineer. The studios were on the town square, with the transmitter tower and antenna at . . . — — Map (db m248922) HM
In it's first life, the Weaving House was used as a smokehouse and a corn crib. It was built c. 1920 on the family farm of Mrs. Eddie Conrad.
During the Wilson County Fair, an itinerate weaver occupies the weaving house to demonstrate weaving and . . . — — Map (db m248699) HM
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