Bible Park U.S.A.
By Lisa Marchesoni, Post senior writer
April 15, 2007

Depictions of Moses standing before a burning bush and Noah’s Ark are envisioned as theme attractions at a “Bible Park U.S.A.” proposed for Rutherford County.

Developers of the $150-300 million educational and non-evangelical park expect to hire 200 to 300 fulltime employees and 500 to 1,000 seasonal employees, said Armon Bar-Tur, managing director and co-founder of SafeHarbor Holdings LLC of New York City.

Holly Sears, chamber director of economic development, said developers expect 800,000 to one million visitors annually.

Bar-Tur presented a concept of the park Friday to Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce board members, Rutherford County Mayor Ernest Burgess and county commissioners, city officials from Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne and Eagleville, and the county’s state legislators during a meeting at Smyrna Town Centre. the rest