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A Driving Tour: Place Names in Rutherford County

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What’s in a name?

Rutherford County’s communities are identified by distinctive landscapes and transportation routes as well as historic sites, buildings, and structures. These familiar and unique landmarks, recognizable to longtime residents and newcomers alike, are symbols of the county’s history, land, and people. This tour invites you to learn about the names and to visit the places.

Stops

  1. Stop 1: Rutherford County Historic Courthouse Museum

  2. Stop 2: Geographic Center of Tennessee

  3. Stop 3: Cannonsburgh

  4. Stop 4: Maney Springs

  5. Stop 5: Murfree Springs

  6. Stop 6: Stones River at Thompson Lane Trailhead

  7. Stop 7: Cemetery

  8. Stop 8: Black Fox

  9. Stop 9: Blackman

  10. Stop 10: Smyrna

  11. Stop 11: Jefferson

  12. Stop 12: Lavergne

  13. Stop 13: Walter Hill

  14. Stop 14: Lascassas

  15. Stop 15: Milton

  16. Stop 16: Kittrell

  17. Stop 17: Pilot Knob

  18. Stop 18: Hoover’s Gap

  19. Stop 19: Christiana

  20. Stop 20: Fosterville

  21. Stop 21: Rockvale

  22. Stop 22: Eagleville

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