"The World's Largest Cedar Bucket is a 1,556 imperial gallons (7,070 L) red cedar bucket in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The bucket is approximately 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, with diameters of 6 feet (1.8 m) at its base and 9 feet (2.7 m) at its top.

"The bucket was built in 1887 by the Tennessee Red Cedar Woodenworks Company from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It was originally displayed in Murfreesboro, until it was displayed at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and the 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair. The cedar bucket factory burned down in 1952, and local grocer Crigger’s Market bought the item to display it. It was auctioned off in approximately 1965 and it was purchased by a Rossville, Georgia amusement park. It was returned to Murfreesboro in 1976 to be displayed at Cannonsburgh Village.

"On October 22nd, 2011, a refurbished bucket was unveiled at the 35th annual Harvest Days Festival in Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village. In a partnership between Roy Haney’s sawmill in Cannon County and the Rutherford County Blacksmiths’ Association, high quality, rare red cedar was collected to restore the bucket to its former glory." (Wikipedia)

"Cannonsburgh Village is full of unique and rare finds, but our most popular attraction is the World’s Largest Cedar Bucket. The bucket is full of history and stories. In 1866, Tennessee red Cedar Woodworks Company, located on Park Avenue, was the only industry in Murfreesboro, and the only company in the nation that built cedar buckets. Construction of the giant cedar bucket began in 1887, and took almost a year to complete. The bucket was built as a marketing / promotional tool. After its construction, the bucket traveled from fair to fair winning blue ribbons in the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago and at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904. A leading beer producer leased the bucket, took it to the St. Louis World’s Fair, built a catwalk around the top, and filled it with beer (1,566 gallons). The catwalk enabled fair goers to dip a cup of beer," the City of Murfreesboro says.

"Around 1950, as more homes were being built with indoor plumbing and cedar buckets were no longer in demand, a fire damaged the factory. The remaining equipment and bucket were sold to a local grocer. For several years the bucket was displayed on Southeast Broad Street next to Crigger’s Grocery. Around 1965 the bucket was purchased at auction by Charles White, owner of Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park near Rossville, GA. In 1976 the bucket was donated to Cannonsburgh Village by the White family.

"The bucket was partially destroyed by fire in 2005, then rebuilt by members of the Rutherford County Blacksmith Association, and returned to the village in 2011."

"Historic Cannonsburgh Village represents approximately 100 years of early Tennessee life from the 1830s to the 1930s. Within the village is a gristmill, school house, a telephone operator's house, the University House, the Leeman House, a museum, a caboose, the Wedding Chapel, a doctor's office, a general store, a blacksmith's shop, and the World’s Largest Cedar Bucket.

Self-guided tours are free. The Visitor Center has a variety of items for sale including post cards, t-shirts, snacks, drinks, and souvenirs," the City of Murfreesboro says.

"The Cannonsburgh Wedding Chapel, gazebo, pavilion, and the Lions Club building are available year-round for rentals, and the grounds of Cannonsburgh Village are available to rent for company picnics or other themed events. Call for rental availability and details: 615-642-1289.

"Cannonsburgh Village offers a variety of programs and activities for individuals and groups of all ages. Programs include informational classes, crafts, gardening, history and preservation. Email us for questions, information on group tours and to make reservations for programs. Check out the calendar for a list of scheduled programs."

"It was threatening rain when we arrived at Cannonsburgh Village in Murfreesboro, Tenn., home of the World’s Largest Cedar Bucket. My husband and I stopped in the Visitors Center first to pick up a World’s Largest Cedar Bucket fridge magnet for our collection. We may, by now, have the world’s largest collection of world’s largest fridge magnets," It's a Southern Thing says.

"We were there to check the cedar bucket off our bucket list, so to speak, but we learned there is so much more to see at Cannonsburgh Village, which is one of the best pioneer villages I’ve seen. Not only does the village feature numerous buildings dating from the 1830s to 1930s, the buildings are furnished to represent the period they were in use.

"It turns out the bucket had been displayed behind iron bars to protect it from vandalism but the fence had been recently removed. Thankfully, the rain held off, so we set out to see the bucket, which was located under a shed in the village."

"The World's Largest Cedar Bucket is a 1,556 imperial gallons red cedar bucket. The bucket is approximately 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, has a 6 feet (1.8 m) diameter at its base and 9 feet (2.7 m) at its top," the Road Trippers says.

"The bucket was built in 1887 by the Tennessee Red Cedar Woodenworks Company from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It was originally displayed in Murfreesboro, until it was displayed at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and the 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair.

"The cedar bucket factory burned in 1952, and local grocer Crigger’s Market bought the item to display it. It was auctioned off approximately in 1965 and it was purchased by a Rossville, Georgia amusement park. It was brought back to Murfreesboro in 1976 to be displayed at Cannonsburgh Village."

"First built in 1887 as a promotional item by the Tennessee Red Cedar Woodenworks Company, the World's Largest Cedar Bucket measures about 6 feet (1.82 meters) tall with a 6 feet (1.82 meters) base and 9 feet (2.74 meters) at the top with a capacity to hold about 1566 gallons (5927.95 liters) of water," the City Seeker says.

"The original Bucket was burned in 2005 by arsonists but was restored to its former glory by the Rutherford County Blacksmith Association in October, 2011 just before the Murfreesboro’s Bicentennial Celebrations."

"After a June 2005 fire reduced the bucket, which was originally built in 1887 by a local bucket factory, to a pile of charred wood loosing held together by metal bands, it is finally back home in one piece,” the The Rutherford County Historical Society says.

"Murfreesboro can thank the faithful members of the Rutherford County Blacksmiths’ Association, who pledged after the arson to rebuild the famous bucket, for its return. “It’s been a long wait, and we are happy to get it back,” Hodges said.

"It also took longer than expected because the association used volunteer labor to reconstruct the bucket, Fergus said. The delay in finding materials and manpower meant the blacksmiths only started rebuilding the bucket three months ago. After the blacksmiths located enough wood, they set to work rebuilding the bucket, using all the old hardware from the charred wreckage of the original."

"Cannonsburgh Village is still home to the World's Largest Cedar Bucket, and people come from all over the country to see it," the Visit Rutherford TN says.

"While the original bucket, created by a local factory in 1887 was destroyed by fire in 2005, it was rebuilt by the Rutherford County Blacksmith's Association and reinstalled at Cannonsburgh in 2011.

"According to Cannonsburgh program coordinator Shelia Hodges, Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation staff are in the process of getting the cedar bucket submitted into The Guinness Book of World Records. Stay tuned to see where the next chapter of the cedar buck will lead."