Tag Archives: Anniversary

Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the Natural Areas Act and Burgess Falls was one of the first to be dedicated. Park Manager Bill Summers said it was enacted to protect Tennessee’s most unique pieces of nature. Summers said that Burgess Falls is unique itself, out of nearly 100 natural areas, Burgess Falls is one of the few with a ... Read More »

CRMC will celebrate 100 years of hospital service in Cookeville and Putnam County in 2021. September 15th marks the 100th anniversary of the creation of Howard Hospital. Chief Strategy Officer Ricky Shelton said the city purchased that facility in 1927 and became the Cookeville City Hospital. “And then, Cookeville General Hospital right here at this location admitted its first patient ... Read More »

“We were so jubilant and happy about it, we were jumping up and down.” 100-year old Lehman Riggs of Cookeville remembering Victory in Europe, 75 years ago Friday. “I was in the second infantry division, and we were the furthest inland of any American division in Europe whenever the war ended,” Riggs said. “And we were selected to be one ... Read More »