March 25, 2020, Nancy DeDennaro, The Daily News Journal Stones River National Battlefield has made changes to operations due to the coronavirus outbreak, a park official confirmed. Beginning Wednesday, public restrooms, along with the rest of the visitor center, will be closed until further notice, said spokesman Jim Lewis. Lewis said the…
March 25, 2020, Jason Reynolds, The Murfreesboro Post The coalition of groups trying to add about 48 acres to Stones River National Battlefield received a boost recently when the state awarded it an extra $710,530. The groups have been trying for more than a year to buy the GE factory/O’Reilly…
January 20, The Murfreesboro Post The staff at Stones River National Battlefield plans to burn about 114 acres of fields and approximately 71 acres of forested area between Jan. 27 and Feb. 7. These prescribed burns are a part of the park’s Fire Management Plan. The areas to be burned…
January 1, 2020, WGNS Radio (MURFREESBORO) 157-years ago there were cannons aimed at the cupola of our historic Rutherford County Courthouse. Soldiers from both sides took over stately homes and used them for hospitals. This battle, which shaped much of Murfreesboro’s history, began on the last day of 1862 and…
July 31, 2019, The Daily News Journal, Andrew Wigdor The American Battlefield Trust is asking for donations from the public to help it purchase 42 acres of Stones River National Battlefield land by the end of 2019 or early 2020. The trust hopes to close on the land, which is not…
