A Century of Change
An exhibit on Rutherford County and Murfreesboro History from 1800-1900 was designed, fabricated, and installed at Bradley Academy by the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU in 1999. Topics include agriculture, architecture, commerce, education, religion, the Civil War, politicians, and President James K. Polk and wife Sarah Childress of Murfreesboro.
Exhibit credits:
Funding by the City of Murfreesboro
In cooperation with:The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Honorable Bart Gordon, U.S. House of Representatives
Bradley Academy Historical Association
Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University
Exhibit Design and Fabrication
Staff
James K. Huhta, Center DirectorEdward A. Johnson, Principal Designer and Fabricator
Caneta S. Hankins, Principal Author
Lucinda Poole Cockrell, Graphics Consultant
Dorris Akers, Graphics Consultant
Student Assistants
Sherree Sampson, Original Concept and DesignHeather Fearnbach, Original Concept and Research
Michael Strutt, Assistant Fabricator
Sean Raines, Installation
Mark Grindstaff, Installation
Shayla Allison, Brick Modeling
415 South Academy Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
(615) 867-2633