1. Uncle Dave Macon Days
City: Murfreesboro, TN
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Telephone: (800) 716-7560
Address: 312 South Front St.
Description: This nationally recognized old-time music and dance festival is named for Uncle Dave Macon, a pioneer of the Grand Ole Opry. The 4-day event, which begins the Thurs following July 4, offers national championship competitions in old-time clogging, old-time buck dancing, and old-time banjo. There’s plenty of fiddling, too. Musicians of all ages bring their instruments and get together for impromptu concerts throughout the event. The motorless parade on Sat features mules, horses, and wagons. A gospel celebration is held on Sun. The festival also features a juried crafts show, a variety of food vendors, and historical photo displays, all set against the backdrop of Murfreesboro’s Cannonsburgh Village, a re-creation of a pioneer village. The village is off Broad Street on Front Street. Admission is free.
2. Middle Tennessee Medical Center
City: Murfreesboro, TN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (615) 849-4100
Address: 400 North Highland Ave.
Description: Middle Tennessee Medical Center is a private, not-for-profit hospital. Established in 1927, MTMC has a long tradition of providing health care for residents of Rutherford, Cannon, Coffee, Warren, and DeKalb Counties. It became affiliated with Saint Thomas Health Services in 1986. One of the fruits of that affiliation was the opening of the Baptist Women’s Pavilion at MTMC, which provides such women’s services as labor and delivery rooms, a neonatal intensive care unit, obstetrics, and education programs. The Women’s Imaging Center offers mammography services and osteoporosis screening. MTMC provides a full range of medical and surgical care, including women’s care, pediatrics, cardiac care including catheterization and stents, home health services, wellness programs, and sleep disorders treatment. More than 200 physicians representing more than 30 different specialties are on staff. MTMC also provides a variety of medical/surgical care, including orthopedics, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, neurology, plastic surgery, oncology, nephrology, gastroenterology, and internal medicine. MTMC also operates a busy 24-hour emergency room facility.The Regional Cancer Center, located at 509 E. Bell St., is connected to the ambulatory surgery center and outpatient diagnostic center via an atrium. Radiation treatment, a resource center, and meeting rooms are available. MTMC unveiled its expanded Diagnostic Labs facility in 2000. In addition to conventional X-ray equipment, it performs advanced diagnostic services such as nuclear medicine, CT scans, and MRIs. In 2002 the Emergency Department was greatly expanded, and it treats more than 50,000 patients per year.
3. Hospice Of Murfreesboro
City: Murfreesboro, TN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (615) 896-4663
Address: 726 South Church St.
Description: Hospice of Murfreesboro, which serves primarily Rutherford County, is a department of Middle Tennessee Medical Center. Its services, however, are not limited to patients at that hospital. Most services are provided in patients’ homes. The hospice has an active volunteer component that helps out in such ways as occasionally delivering dinner and staying with a patient, so family members can run errands or tend to other needs. Other benefits include grief support groups, which are free and open to the community, and Camp Forget-Me-Not, a summer camp for children who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
4. Alvin C. York Veterans Affairs Medical Center
City: Murfreesboro, TN
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (615) 867-6000
Address: 3400 Lebanon Pike
Description: The Nashville Public Library has 20 branches throughout Davidson County in addition to the main location downtown. The library also operates the Nashville Talking Library, an audio reading service that broadcasts around-the-clock readings to those who cannot read normally printed matter because of a visual or physical impairment or because of a reading disability. Visit the library online at www.library.nashville.org or call (615) 862-5800 for more information about the library system or to search the card catalog and check for availability of materials.
5. Bob Parks Realty
City: Murfreesboro, TN
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (615) 896-4045, (800) 365-RELO
Address: 201 South Church St.
Description: Founded in 1975, Bob Parks Realty is one of the state’s largest real estate companies. The independently owned company has 10 Middle Tennessee offices and more than 550 agents and brokers who handle commercial and residential properties. The company has a real estate auction division and a relocation division, and provides moving services, such as hiring a moving company and arranging for utility cut-on. Call the main headquarters at the number above for the location of the office nearest you.
6. Clark Maples Realty And Auction Co.
City: Murfreesboro, TN
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (615) 896-4740
Address: 2245 Keeneland Commercial Blvd.
Description: Lots of referrals and repeat customers have helped keep this locally owned company in business for more than 30 years. The company offers a full range of properties, including residential, commercial, and acreage, and handles as many as 80 auctions in Tennessee each year. There are approximately 25 brokers and agents.
7. Coldwell Banker/Snow And Wall Realtors
City: Murfreesboro, TN
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (615) 893-1130
Address: 1980 Old Fort Pkwy.
Description: In business since 1982, this Coldwell Banker franchise specializes in residential properties in and around Murfreesboro. There are about 50 agents and brokers.
8. Cannonsburgh Village
City: Murfreesboro, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (615) 890-0355
Address: 312 South Front St.
Description: Get a glimpse of what life was like in the 1800s at this reconstructed pioneer village. The village features restored original buildings such as a church, general store, guest house, and gristmill from Rutherford and other Middle Tennessee counties. There is also an art league exhibit, a historical Murfreesboro exhibit, and displays of antique farm equipment and automobiles. The giant cedar bucket situated near the village entrance is the world’s largest—it holds 1,566 gallons. You should allow at least 45 minutes to tour this attraction. Restrooms and a gift shop are on-site. Guided tours cost $2.50 per adult and $1.50 for children ages 7 to 13. The buildings are open Tues through Sun from May 1 through Dec 1; the grounds are open year-round.
9. Oaklands Historic House Museum
City: Murfreesboro, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (615) 893-0022
Address: 900 North Maney Ave.
Description: One of the most elegant antebellum homes in Middle Tennessee, this house began around 1815 as a 1-story brick home built by the Maney family. The family enlarged the house with a Federal-style addition in the early 1820s and made further changes in the 1830s. The last addition was the ornate Italianate facade, completed in the 1850s. Oaklands was the center of a 1,500-acre plantation. Union and Confederate armies alternately occupied the house during the Civil War. On July 13, 1862, Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest led a raid here, surprising the Union commander at Oaklands. The surrender was negotiated here. In December 1862 Confederate president Jefferson Davis boarded at Oaklands while visiting nearby troops. Stop by the visitor center for a video orientation before beginning your tour. There is a gift shop on the property. The house is open Tues through Sun, except on major holidays.
10. Stones River National Battlefield
City: Murfreesboro, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (615) 893-9501
Address: 3501 Old Nashville Hwy.
Description: One of the bloodiest Civil War battles took place at this site between December 31, 1862, and January 2, 1863. More than 83,000 men fought in the battle; nearly 28,000 were killed or wounded. Both the Union army, led by Gen. William S. Rosecrans, and the Confederate army, led by Gen. Braxton Bragg, claimed victory. However, on January 3, 1863, Bragg retreated 40 miles to Tullahoma, Tennessee, and Rosecrans took control of Murfreesboro. The Union constructed a huge supply base within Fortress Rosecrans, the largest enclosed earthen fortification built during the war. The battlefield today appears much as it did during the Battle of Stones River. Most of the points of interest can be reached on the self-guided auto tour. Numbered markers identify the stops, and short trails and exhibits explain the events at each site. Plan to spend at least 2 hours to get the most out of your visit. Stop first at the visitor center. An audiovisual program and museum will introduce you to the battle. Pick up a brochure or recorded guide to use on the self-guided auto tour. During summer, artillery and infantry demonstrations and talks about the battle take place. The park is administered by the National Park Service and is open daily except Christmas.