1862 Post OfficeOn June 6, 1862 Memphis surrendered to Federal gunboats. The only resistance by citizens occurred here as a shot was fired at the soldiers hoisting th... [click for more]
91st Bomb Group (Heavy) United States Army Air Corps“The Memphis Belle” was the first of the many B-17s
assigned to the 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, and the first bomber to
comple... [click for more]
Adams Avenue Historic DistrictAdams Avenue Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Andrew Jackson, 7th President of U.S.Note: This bust statue first stood in Court Square as a gift to the City by New Orleans. It was damaged during the Civil War and removed to Nashville ... [click for more]
Annesdale Park SubdivisionDeveloped as an exclusive neighborhood in 1903 by Brinkley Snowden and T.O. Vinton, Annesdale Park was the first subdivision in the South planned upon... [click for more]
Annesdale-Snowden (1906)The vision of early developers of Memphis is seen in this classic example of a turn-of-the-century neighborhood of American four-squares and bungalows... [click for more]
AnnesdaleAnnesdale is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Annie Cook MemorialAnnie Cook
Born 1840
Died Of Yellow Fever 1878
A Nineteenth Century Mary Magdelene Who Gave Her Life While Trying To Save The Lives Of Oth... [click for more]
Archbishop James P. Lyke 1939-92Born on February 18 in Chicago, Illinois, Father James
P. Lyke, OFM, Ph.D. was the first African-American Catholic priest to
serve in Tennesse... [click for more]
ArkansasNamed for the Indian tribe found at the mouth of the river,
which received the same name, by Marquette and Joliet in 1673. The first
settlemen... [click for more]
Armstrong FieldThis was the site of one of the earliest airports in the
Memphis area. Named for Lt. Guion Armstrong, a Memphis pilot killed in World
War I, i... [click for more]
Artesian WaterIn 1887, the Bohlen-Huse Ice Co. struck, at a depth of 354 feet, artesian water of such purity and abundance it immediately became the city supply, on... [click for more]
Ashburn - Coppock ParkNamed for Maj. Gen. Thomas Q. Ashburn (1874-1941) and Paul R. Coppock (1907-1983). In 1918 Ashburn as a war measure revived river transport by organiz... [click for more]
Ashlar HallAshlar Hall is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
B. Lowenstein & Brothers BuildingB. Lowenstein & Brothers Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Bank of Commerce and Trust Company BuildingBank of Commerce and Trust Company Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Bartlett A toll road of 1829 became Stage Road... [click for more]
Beale Street Historic DistrictBeale Street Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Bell TavernHere, south of and adjacent to Toncray's Alley, Paddy Meagher's colorful hostelry, in its heyday, 1823-1828, served such notables as Davy Crockett, Sa... [click for more]
Benjamin Albert ImesDescribed as the best-educated minister in all of Memphis in 1880 was a black man, the Rev. Benjamin A. Imes, who was a noted city leader. Imes held t... [click for more]
Benjamin Franklin Booth 1858-1941Benjamin F. Booth was one of Memphis' earliest and most distinguished African-American lawyers. Starting in 1886, he practiced law for more than 54 ye... [click for more]
Bettis Family CemeteryHere was the farm of the Tillman Bettis family, the second to settle on the Memphis bluff after the 1818 treaty, even before the town was laid off. Ma... [click for more]
Bishop Charles Harrison Mason 1862-1961Bishop C.H. Mason founded the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) in the late 1890s. Born a slave near Bartlett, Tennessee, Mason served as Senior Bishop ... [click for more]
Blair T. Hunt, Sr.Blair T. Hunt, Sr. / Blair T. Hunt, Jr. (1888-1978)
Blair T. Hunt, Sr., was an African-American born into slavery in Huntsville,
Alabama. ... [click for more]
Blue Star Memorial HighwayNational Council of State Garden Clubs
Blue Star
Memorial Highway
A tribute to the Armed Forces
that have defended the
United Stat... [click for more]
Burkle EstateIn the years immediately preceding the Civil War, Jacob Burkle operated the Memphis Stockyards on this site. Herdsmen seeking shelter and respite at C... [click for more]
Calvary CemeteryConsecrated in 1867 to serve the booming populations of the Catholic Irish, Germans and Italians, Calvary became the second Catholic Cemetery in Shelb... [click for more]
Cannon-Salute to USAThis gun, one of a battery of eleven, at St. Eustatius, N.W.I., on November 16, 1776, fired the first salute by a foreign power to the Flag of the Uni... [click for more]
Captain Harvey MathesCapt. J. Harvey Mathes
37th Tenn. C.S.A.... [click for more]
Captain Kit Dalton ~ 1843 - 1920 He fought for the Confederacy and with Quantrell's Raiders. After the war he rode with Jesse and Frank James and Cole Younger. Over 100 years ago a $... [click for more]
Casey JonesFrom a station located on this site the night of Apr. 29. 1900, John Luther Jones, replacing the regularly detailed engineer, took out engine 382, pul... [click for more]
Catfish BayAt Bayou Gayoso's mouth was a shantytown made of abandoned flatboats, where the name "Pinch" (for "Pinch-gut") started. Here Davy ... [click for more]
Central Gardens Historic DistrictBy 1900, Memphis's growth had pushed the city limits east
of the district to East Parkway. With its convenient access to downtown via
the newl... [click for more]
Cherokee TraceThe main east-west Indian route across Tennessee reached Bayou Gayoso here at Davis Ford, where in 1825 the first bridge was built. The Trace was used... [click for more]
Chew C. Sawyer (1918-1973)Chew C. Sawyer was a mid-twentieth century African-American
entrepreneur. He founded Sawyer Realty Company, which later became Cornette
Realt... [click for more]
Chickasaw Heritage ParkChickasaw Heritage Park is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Chickasaw TrailThe main trail of the Chickasaws from their towns in Pontotoc, Mississippi, here reached the Bayou Gayoso after following roughly the line of Highway ... [click for more]
Christopher Columbus StatueThis park is dedicated in honor of the Italian American community of Memphis and to their contribution to the heritage and growth of the city. Plaque ... [click for more]
Chucalissa Indian TownThe site of an ancient ceremonial center which flourished from
1000-1600 A.D., may have been one of the towns visited by DeSoto when he first saw ... [click for more]
Civil War CapitolAfter the fall of Nashville, Governor Isham Harris convened the Tennessee Legislature on this site February 20-March 20, 1862. The state archives were... [click for more]
Civil War Monument(no text)... [click for more]
Civil War Post OfficeOn June 5, 1862, Memphis surrendered to Federal gunboats. The only resistance by citizens occurred here as a shot was fired at the soldiers hoisting t... [click for more]
Clarence Saunders’ Pink PalaceClarence Saunders, whose self-service groceries were followed by modern supermarkets, started construction of this building for his home in 1922. It w... [click for more]
Clayborn TempleThis building designed by architects Long and Kees with E.C. Jones
supervising, was dedicated to the worship of God on Jan. 1, 1893. It was the se... [click for more]
Columbian Mutual TowerColumbian Mutual Tower is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Confederate History Of MemphisThis bluff was fortified by Gen. Pillow May 1862. Thirty seven companies were equipped here for the Confederate service. The Confederate Ram, Arkansas... [click for more]
Confederate Soldiers RestConfederate Soldiers Rest is located in the Fowler Section of Historic Elmwood Cemetery. Over 1000 Confederate Soldiers and Veterans are buried here. ... [click for more]
Confederate States of AmericaWhen Southern states seceded from the union in 1861, the Mississippi River became not only a vital commercial waterway, but also a strategic route thr... [click for more]
Congregation B’Nai IsraelCongregation B'Nai Israel
(Children of Israel)
First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Tennesee
Jews have bee... [click for more]
Cooper-Young Historic DistrictCooper-Young Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Cotton Carnival Memorial“To live in the hearts of those we leave behind, is not to
die” John Crump-Ted Northington-George Stokes
Especially chosen for the... [click for more]
Cotton ExchangeFront Street
You're Not A Very Tidy
Place, Front Street,
And You Have A Dirty Face,
Front Street,
But In Your Buildings
Bleak ... [click for more]
Court Square BibleIn Memoriam
Jimmy Stroud
1915-1976
Founder And
Superintendent
Memphis Union Mission
Founded 1945
Erected 1948
Rededica... [click for more]
Court Square FountainElectric illumination in memorial of Thomas A. Edison.
Sponsored by the Good Earth Garden Club. Mrs. P. Avila McPhillips, President,
May, 1949... [click for more]
Court SquareThis green spot in the heart of downtown Memphis has been a mark of distinction to residents and visitors for generations. It also became the traditio... [click for more]
Crystal Shrine GrottoA unique cave was constructed by Memoral Park founder E. Clovis Hinds and Mexican artist Dionicio Rodriquez in 1935-38. Natural rock and quartz crysta... [click for more]
DeSoto ParkIn memory of Hernando DeSoto, discoverer of the Mississippi River, May 15, 1541. Erected by the Good Earth Garden Club, 1961.
When first visited b... [click for more]
Deaderick Family CemeteryGeorge Michael Deaderick in 1807 established and was president of the Nashville Bank, the first bank in the state. His son, John G. Deaderick, owned 5... [click for more]
Defense Distribution Depot (1941-1997)The Memphis Defense Depot was created in 1941 for the Army
Quartermaster Corps and located here due to the availability of access to the
Frisc... [click for more]
Delmar-Lema Historic DistrictDelmar-Lema Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Dermon BuildingDermon Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Desoto MoundsThis ancient Indian Village may well have been visited by DeSoto in 1541 and may have been one of the towns he called Quiz Quiz. The two large mounds ... [click for more]
Dixie Greyhound Bus Lines ComplexDixie Greyhound Bus Lines Complex is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Doc HottumDoc Hottum, who ran a saloon here around 1915, dove off the Frisco Bridge into the Mississippi
River in 1892 just to prove it could be done. In t... [click for more]
Dominican Hero PriestsUnder This Sanctuary
Lie The Bodies
Of
Three Dominican Hero-Priests
James Hyacinth Clarkson,
O.P.
Good Samaritan Of
Smallp... [click for more]
Doughboy World War I StatueHonor Roll
1917 1919
To The Memory Of
Memphis And Shelby
County Men
Who Gave Their Lives To
Their Country In
The World War... [click for more]
Dr. D.T. Porter BuildingDr. D.T. Porter Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Dr. Joseph Edison Walker (1880-1958)In 1923, Dr. J.E. Walker co-founded and was the first
president of Universal Life Insurance Company, established in Memphis. A
physician by tr... [click for more]
E.H. CrumpTo The Great Public
Benefactor Edward Hull Crump
Memphis Dedicates This
Tribute
Erected By The People
Of The City Of Memphis
I... [click for more]
E.W. Hale, Sr.(Jan.4,1875 - Dec.16,1959)
Elected magistrate of the 12th Dist of the Shelby County Court in 1906, Whitehaven merchant E.W. Hale, Sr. received an ... [click for more]
Early (1798) Fort PickeringBuilt in 1798, it replaced Fort Adams two miles to the north, which was a poor military location. Pickering was garrisoned until 1813, having Zachery ... [click for more]
East Buntyn Historic DistrictEast Buntyn Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Edward ShawIn 1870, Edward Shaw became the first Memphis black to run for U.S. Congress.
Though he did not win, he was active in politics, serving on the Cou... [click for more]
Egyptian StonesFragments from the entrance to the Temple of Ptah, Memphis, Egypt. Erected by King Amasis, 26th Dynasty, 550 B.C. Presented by Robert Galloway, City o... [click for more]
Elizabeth Avery Meriwether (1824-1917)Born in Bolivar, Elizabeth Meriwether spent much of her life in Memphis. A noted author, her more famous works include The Master of Red Leaf, Black a... [click for more]
Elmwood Cemetery Office and Entrance BridgeElmwood Cemetery Office and Entrance Bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Elmwood CemeteryElmwood Cemetery was established on August 28, 1852. Buried here are Memphis pioneer families; 14 Confederate generals; victims of the Yellow Fever ep... [click for more]
Elvis Aron PresleyElvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935, the son of Vernon and Gladys Presley. He moved to Memphis in 1948. Soon after signin... [click for more]
Elvis Presley And Sun RecordsFront
In July 1954 Sun Records released Elvis Presley's first recording. That record, and Elvis' four that followed on the Sun label, ch... [click for more]
Elvis Presley StatueTo the memory of
Elvis Aron Presley
January 8,1935-August 16,1977
by the
City of Memphis
Wyeth Chandler, Mayor
and the
Me... [click for more]
Erected By Chickasaw Guards Of Memphis In Memory Of Their
Comrades Who Died On The Field Of Battle In World War IFirst Lieut. Henry Guion Armstrong, killed in
Meuse-Argonne Battle, France, October 4, 1918 Corp. Jesse G. Hunt,
killed on the Somme, France... [click for more]
Eugene MagevneyBorn in County Fermanagh, Ireland, 1798; immigrated to the United States, 1826; settled in Memphis, 1833. His home was the scene of three important re... [click for more]
Evergreen Historic DistrictEvergreen Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Fayette CountyEstablished 1824; named in honor of Marquis de LaFayette a
French nobleman, patriot and distinguished soldier who rendered invaluable
service ... [click for more]
Fire Company No. 5(The Invincible)
“We Devote Ourselves To The People. When Duty Calls, It Is Ours To Obey.”
The 21 Firefighters Buried Here Devoted ... [click for more]
Fire Museum Of MemphisThis site had been, from 1837 to 1911, fire headquarters of
the town's earlier Engine House No. I. In those 74 years our chief fire
center had... [click for more]
Fire, Police And Sheriff’s Department MemorialIn Honored Memory Of Those
Brave Members Of The Memphis and
Shelby County Police, Fire and
Sheriff's Departments Who Have
Since 1819 D... [click for more]
First Cotton GinJust north of this marker, Thomas D. Carr built the first cotton gin in the Memphis area at some date between 1819 and 1821. ... [click for more]
First Holiday InnThe original Holiday Inn was opened here August 1, 1952 by
Kemmons Wilson. He undertook to do better than motels he had experienced the
year b... [click for more]
First Memphis WaterfrontFrom here north to Auction Avenue steamboats landed; flatboats used the mouth of Gayoso Bayou above. Paddy Meagher, associated with this bluff as earl... [click for more]
First TavernIn 1820, several log cabins were built here to provide for the land office opening. Samuel Brown, first sheriff, later kept tavern on the same site. A... [click for more]
Flags Over MemphisIn a memorial ceremony on May 9, 1967 the Flags of the Nations which have claimed the land on which the City of Memphis is located together with the S... [click for more]
Former Criminal Courts BuildingDesigned by Jones & Furbringer, Architects, this building opened in 1925 as the Criminal Courts Building, housing two divisions of criminal court, a 3... [click for more]
Forrest’s Artillery PositionsAugust 21, 1864. In this locality, the highest in Memphis, a section (2 guns) of Forrest's artillery was emplaced under Lt. Sale, supporting his raid ... [click for more]
Fort Adams ~ Fort Pike (1797-98)With Chickasaw approval, Army Captain Isaac Guion erected the United States' first garrison in the mid-Mississippi Valley here in October of 1797. Ini... [click for more]
Fort AssumptionNear this point, at the highest part of the bluff, on Assumption Day, August 15, 1739, this fort was erected by Bienville, French Governor of Louisian... [click for more]
Fort PickeringA fort named for Timothy Pickering, U.S. Sec. of State, stood near here 1799-1814. Zachary Taylor was a commandant. Here in 1801 the U.S. signed with ... [click for more]
Fort PrudhommeIn this section of the Clarendon Grant on the Chucaqua portion of the Mississippi River, LaSalle, the French explorer, built Fort Prudhomme in 1682. E... [click for more]
Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas (1795-97)Louisiana's lieutenant governor, Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, erected Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas near this site in May of 1795. He named the struct... [click for more]
Fountain Court Historic DistrictFountain Court Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesMemphis MPS... [click for more]
FranceFrance was the first nation to settle and develop the Lower Mississippi. Although they governed it for only 80 years, the French left a lasting impres... [click for more]
G.P. HamiltonBorn in Memphis in 1867, G.P. Hamilton was the author of The Bright Side of Memphis, one of the earliest books on Black residents of Memphis.... [click for more]
Galloway - Speedway Historic DistrictGalloway - Speedway Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesMemphis MPS... [click for more]
Gaston Park Historic DistrictGaston Park Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesMemphis Park and Parkway System MPS... [click for more]
Gayoso-Peabody Historic DistrictGayoso-Peabody Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Gen. James M. Kennedy HospitalA U.S. Army hospital on this site treated more than 44,000
combat veterans during World War II. Opened Jan. 23, 1943, it was named for the
lat... [click for more]
George JacksonIn 1893 George Jackson established on Beale Street the Jackson Drug
Store, also known as the New Era Pharmacy, the first drug store to be owned an... [click for more]
George W. Lee (1894-1976)Political, business and civic leader, Lee was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Expeditionary Force. Heroic in W.W.I., he was an active black combat offic... [click for more]
Goodwyn Street Historic DistrictGoodwyn Street Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
GracelandThe famous home of
Elvis Presley. Preserved much as it was when El... [click for more]
Great Britain As early as the 1730's, a few British traders lived among the Chickasaw in this area, but Great Britain's brief ascendancy on the Lower Mississippi d... [click for more]
Green Meadows-Poplar Glen Historic DistrictGreen Meadows-Poplar Glen Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Greenlaw Addition Historic DistrictGreenlaw Addition Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Greenstone ApartmentsGreenstone Apartments is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
GreenwoodGreenwood is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Harahan Bridge (1916-1930)This Tablet Erected By
City Of Memphis
To Commemorate
The Services Rendered By
Kenneth McKellar
Repesentative
U.S Conress
... [click for more]
Hein Park Historic DistrictHein Park Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Heiskell FarmJoseph B. Heiskell obtained a farm surrounding this location about 1867. He was Chairman of Code Commission of 1858 establishing first official Code o... [click for more]
High Point Terrace Historic DistrictHigh Point Terrace Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesResidential Resources of Memphis MPS... [click for more]
Hilderbrands’ Trading PostNear this spot in 1819, Benjamin Hilderbrand, a trader from Natchez, Miss., built an outpost to trade with the nearby Chickasaw Indians and with numer... [click for more]
Hollis Freeman Price, Sr (1904-1982)Hollis Price was the first African-American president of
LeMoyne College. In 1968, he guided the college's merger with Owen Junior
College. ... [click for more]
Hooks Brothers Photography ~ Established in 1907front
Established by Henry A. Hooks, Sr. and his brother Robert B. Hooks, Hooks Brothers Photography Studio was the second oldest conti... [click for more]
Hotel ClaridgeHotel Claridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Ida B. Wells (1862-1931)Ida B. Wells crusaded against lynchings in Memphis and the South. In 1892
while editor of the Memphis Free Speech, located in this vicinity, she w... [click for more]
Idlewild Historic DistrictIdlewild Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesResidential Resources of Memphis MPS... [click for more]
Illinois MonumentWhen President Abraham
Lincoln Called
For Volunteers To Defend
The Life Of
Our Imperiled Nation
These Valiant
Sons Of Illinois... [click for more]
Irving Block PrisonThe building opposite known as the Irving Block was used as a prison by the Federal Government from 1862-65. Much needless suffering was imposed upon ... [click for more]
Isaac HayesKnown as “Black Moses” after his album of the same
name, Isaac Hayes was born 20 August 1942, in Covington, Tennessee. A
graduate ... [click for more]
Isaac RawlingsAt nearby Fort Pickering this native of Maryland was U.S. Factor for the Chickasaw Indians from May 1814 to August 1818, after serving on the extreme ... [click for more]
J. Millard ’Jack’ Smith (1895-1976)Born at Stantonville, Tennessee, J. Millard Jack Smith was president of Memphis State College from 1946 until 1960 and was the first alumnus of the co... [click for more]
James A. Hyter, &lquo;Ol’ Man River&rquo;Born in Athens, Alabama, on February 2, 1922, James Alfred Hyter moved to Memphis with his family when he was one week old. From 1978 to 1998, he sang... [click for more]
James H. MaloneOct.31.1851-June 29,1929
The 35th Mayor of Memphis, 1906-1910. Author of “The Chickasaw Nation”.
He shared a legal office on the l... [click for more]
Jane Terrell HospitalThe Negro Baptist Association founded the Jane Terrell Baptist Hospital at 698 Williams in 1909 under leadership of Dr. C. A. Terrell. At his death, i... [click for more]
Jefferson Davis (2)In a house which stood here, the only President of the Confederacy lived from 1875 to 1878, while president of a life insurance company. Born in Kentu... [click for more]
Jefferson Davis ParkThe River Bank - The plants and wildlife found along The River
banks at Memphis are a product of The climate and
The rise and fall of The rive... [click for more]
Jefferson DavisJefferson Davis President Of The Confederate States Of America 1861-1865. Before The War Between. The States,
He Served With Distinction
As A ... [click for more]
John James AudubonOn Friday, Dec. 1, 1820, this naturalist and artist landed nearby, on his way by flatboat from Cincinnati to New Orleans. He kept a diary and sketched... [click for more]
John Peter SallingTo the intrepid John Peter Salling, 1742. Captured on the Mississippi, imprisoned in New Orleans, returned on foot home to Virginia via South Carolina... [click for more]
John Willard Brister LibraryJohn Willard Brister Library is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Josiah T. Settle ~ 1850 - 1915After a noted legal and legislative career in Mississippi, Settle came to Memphis in 1885 During the late 1880s, he served as Assistant Attorney Gener... [click for more]
Lauderdale Courts Public Housing ProjectLauderdale Courts Public Housing Project is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesPublic Housing Projects in Memphis MPS... [click for more]
LeMoyne Gardens Public Housing ProjectLeMoyne Gardens Public Housing Project is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesPublic Housing Projects in Memphis MPS... [click for more]
Leslie M. Stratton YMCALeslie M. Stratton YMCA is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
LibertylandHonoring the nation's Bicentennial, Libertyland theme park opened near this spot on the Mid-South Fairgrounds on July 4, 1976. History buffs reveled ... [click for more]
Lowenstein MansionBorn in Germany in 1835, Elias Lowenstein emigrated to Memphis in 1854. The firm which he headed, B. Lowenstein and Bros. Department Store, was promin... [click for more]
Lucie Eddie CampbellComposer, Educator and Activist 1885-1963
Born in Duck Hill, Mississippi, in 1885, the youngest of seven children,
Lucie E. Campbell moved to ... [click for more]
Luke Edward Wright (1846-1922)A Confederate officer cited for gallantry at Murfreesboro, he served under Theodore Roosevelt as first Governor-General of the Philippines (Act of Con... [click for more]
Madison-Monroe Historic DistrictMadison-Monroe Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Malcolm Rice Patterson (1865-1935)A native of Somerville, Alabama, Patterson moved to Memphis with his parents in 1872. Educated at Christian Brothers College and Vanderbilt University... [click for more]
Marcus WinchesterOn this corner Marcus B. Winchester in 1819 set up the first store in Memphis, and in 1821 the first post office. Son of General James Winchester, he ... [click for more]
Marion Scudder Griffin Memorial1879 - 1957
First Woman Lawyer
In Tennessee
1907
First Woman Elected
To The Tennessee
House Of Representatives
1922... [click for more]
Marion Scutter Griffin (ca. 1879-1957)Marion Scudder Griffin, although qualified, was refused a
Tennessee law license for seven years solely because she was a woman. In 1907,
she b... [click for more]
Market SquareBefore selling Memphis lots, developers set aside this park as Market Square in 1819. Facing it was the first courthouse, built in 1820, which was als... [click for more]
Martin Luther King (Main St.)I Have Been To The
Mountaintop
The Monumental Movement
For The People Of Memphis
A Tribute
To The Memory Of The Late
Dr. Marti... [click for more]
Martin Luther King Historical Marker (Mulberry St.)I Have Been To The
Mountain Top
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.,
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jan.15,1929-Apr.4,1968
Founding Presi... [click for more]
Martin StadiumMartin Stadium, formerly known as Lewis Park, was home of
one of the most enduring teams of the Negro Leagues-the Memphis Red Sox
(1920s-1950s... [click for more]
Mary Magdalen HodgesIn This Plot Is Interred Mary Magdalen Hodges, A
Consecrated Resident Of The Good Shepherd Convent And School. In 1913,
She Was Afflicted With... [click for more]
Mason TempleMartin Luther King, Jr., delivered his prophetic Mountaintop speech in this church
in Memphis, Tennessee, on the eve of his assassination--April 3... [click for more]
Maxwelton (Circa 1855- 1860)Judge John Louis Taylor Sneed (1820-1901) named this house which is built of native poplar and cypress. Only a few of this “Victorian piano-box&... [click for more]
Medical Arts Building and GarageMedical Arts Building and Garage is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Memphis And Arkansas BridgeMemphis and Arkansas Bridge
Erected 1949 A.D.
through the efforts of
The Memphis and Arkansas Bridge
Commission
E.H. Crump, Chairm... [click for more]
Memphis City HospitalIn 1836, the state authorized building a brick hospital on this site, chiefly for river travelers. In 1873 it became a municipal institution. After it... [click for more]
Memphis MartyrsIn August 1878, fear of death caused a panic during which 30,000 of 50,000 Memphians fled this bluff city. By October, the epidemic of yellow fever ki... [click for more]
Memphis Merchants ExchangeMemphis Merchants Exchange is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Memphis National CemeteryMemphis National Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesCivil War Era National Cemeteries MPS... [click for more]
Memphis Navy YardIn 1844 the U.S. Government located a military shipyard on the Memphis waterfront between Auction and Market streets. The facility completed outfittin... [click for more]
Memphis Queen II Floating VesselMemphis Queen II Floating Vessel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Memphis State EightIn the fall of 1959 some 4,500 students enrolled at Memphis State University. Among them were eight African Americans, the first to break the Universi... [click for more]
Memphis Trust BuildingMemphis Trust Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Memphis-Shelby County (2)Founded 1819 by Andrew Jackson, John Overton, and James Winchester; the latter named it Incorporated 1826, population less than 500 and area less than... [click for more]
Memphis-Shelby CountyFounded 1819 by Andrew Jackson, John Overton, and James Winchester; the latter named it. Incorporated 1826, population less than 500 and area less tha... [click for more]
Memphis City Historical MarkerMemphis-Shelby County Founded 1819, by Andrew Jackson, John Overton and James Winchester; the latter named it. Incorporated, 1826, population less tha... [click for more]
Methodist HospitalThis is in recognition and appreciation for the stewardship of
Methodist Episcopal Church South members who were present at the first meeting of <... [click for more]
Mid-South ColiseumMid-South Coliseum is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Minnesota Monument National CemeteryErected 1916 By The
State Of Minnesota
In Memory Of Her Soldiers
Here Buried Who Lost
Their Lives
In The Service Of The
United... [click for more]
MississippiNamed for the river which is its western boundary.
DeSoto is reported to have died within its border in 1542. Once owned by the
Spanish and la... [click for more]
N.B. Forrest Camp 215 - Sons of Confederate VeteransOn Jun 28, 1900, a group of over 100 sons and grandsons of
Confederate Veterans met in Memphis to organize a local chapter, or “camp,”... [click for more]
Nashoba (2)To the south lay this plantation. Here, in 1827, a Scottish spinster heiress named Frances Wright set up a colony whose aims were the enforcement of c... [click for more]
Nat D. WilliamsIn 1948, Nat D. Williams became the first black radio announcer in Memphis when he began broadcasting for WDIA. He was a co-founder of the Cotton Make... [click for more]
Nathan Bedford Forrest (2)Nathan Bedford Forrest
July 13, 1821
October 29, 1877
Those Hoofbeats Die Not
Upon Fame's Crimsoned Sod.
But Will Ring Through Her ... [click for more]
Nathan Bedford Forrest III, Airman(obverse)
Brigadier General N.B. Forrest, III, U.S. Army Air Force, was born in Memphis on April 7, 1905 and was the was the first Amer... [click for more]
Nathan Bedford ForrestIn a house here, home of Col. Jesse Forrest, his brother, the man who had risen from private to Lieutenant General in the Confederate Army, died Oct. ... [click for more]
Naval Battle of Memphis, 1862On these bluffs in the early morning hours of June 6, 1862, the
citizens of Memphis gathered in excited anticipation as the Confederate River Defe... [click for more]
Navy YardThe waterfront between Auction and Market Streets, which includes the mouth of the Wolf River, was occupied, from 1844 to 1857, by an inland shipbuild... [click for more]
New Winchester Burying GroundNew Winchester Burying Ground was established in 1828 by
deed from the original proprietors of Memphis. It occupied almost 11 acres
within an ... [click for more]
Normal DepotSouthern Railway's Normal Depot was completed in
time for the dedication of the West Tennessee
Normal School on September 10, 1912. A brick
... [click for more]
North CarolinaIn the 1700s, the western boundary of the British Crown Colony of North Carolina extended, in theory, to the Mississippi River. Much of this was acade... [click for more]
North Memphis Driving ParkThe southwest corner of this mile harness track was here; its long axis ran northeastward. It was developed mainly by C.K.G. Billings. Here Ed Geers b... [click for more]
Orange MoundOrange Mound, developed as a Negro subdivision at the turn of the century, was formerly a 5000 acre plantation owned by John George Deaderick. Bounded... [click for more]
Orpheum TheatreOrpheum Theatre is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Overton Park Miscellaneous PlaquesA Gift To The
People Of Memphis
By
Judge Louis Burchette Mcfarland
First Chairman Of Park
Commission. Founded In 1898... [click for more]
Overton Parkway Historic DistrictOverton Parkway Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesResidential Resources of Memphis MPS... [click for more]
Overton ParkThe 342 acre Lea Woods was bought in 1901 as the first project
of Memphis Park Commission on advice of Olmsted Brothers, noted landscape
archi... [click for more]
Paisley HallPaisley Hall is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Peabody HotelPeabody Hotel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Pee Wee SaloonPee Wee's Saloon was the favorite meeting spot for Memphis
musicians in the early 20th Century. W.C. Handy used the cigar counter to write
out... [click for more]
People’s GroceryThomas Moss, Calvin McDowell, and Will Stewart, all African-Americans and co-owners of People's Grocery (located at this site), were arrested in conne... [click for more]
Pigeon Roost RoadLeading to a large roost of the now-extinct passenger pigeon, Avenues, and on Lamar Boulevard. Before settlement days it was a dry-weather trail used ... [click for more]
Piggly WigglyWith a brass band, a beauty contest, flowers for the
ladies, and balloons for the children, Clarence Saunders of Memphis
opened the first Pigg... [click for more]
Pinch-North Main Commercial District (Boundary Increase)Pinch-North Main Commercial District (Boundary Increase) is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Pinch-North Main Commercial DistrictPinch-North Main Commercial District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Piomingo StatuePiomingo (c.1750-1797) was chief of the Chickasaw Nation in 1786. It was he who signed the first treaty between the Chickasaws and the new American na... [click for more]
Plough Chemical CompanyOn March 8, 1908, Abe Plough, 16, borrowed $125 from his
father and founded the Plough Chemical Company at this location, 83 North Second.
Nam... [click for more]
Porter-Leath Children’s CenterAn orphan asylum founded by Sarah Leath was chartered in 1850 and moved to this site in 1856. After surviving the hardships of the Civil War years, th... [click for more]
Raleigh (2)5 miles. From 1827 to 1867, this was the county seat of Shelby County. Aaron Burr was imprisoned here for a short time. About 1867, the courthouse was... [click for more]
Raleigh CemeteryHere are buried some members of the generation that settled Shelby County. The County Court had been formed less than five years when, in 1824, Raleig... [click for more]
RaleighThis was the Northeast Corner of Market and North Street in the city of Raleigh. From 1827-1867 Raleigh was the county seat and the courthouse stood 2... [click for more]
Revolutionary War Soldiers Interred In Shelby CountyMajor Joseph Hardaway
Captain Nathaniel Moore
Lieutenant John Bolton
Lieutenant Clement McDaniel
James Avery
Joseph Ballew
Joh... [click for more]
Richard HalliburtonTraveler-Author-Lecturer
Born 1900-Lost at sea 1939
This tower is dedicated to
memorialize
his wonderful life of action,
romance a... [click for more]
Rufus Thomas, Jr.Born March 26, 1917, in Cayce, Mississippi, this
legendary entertainer known worldwide, began his career in the 1930s
with the Rabbit Foot Min... [click for more]
Russwood ParkOriginally Red Elm Park,
Russwood Park was home to Memphis professional baseball from 1899 to 1960.
Primarily home to the Memphis Chicks, a ch... [click for more]
Scimitar BuildingScimitar Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Sculptures of Dionicio Rodriguez at Memorial Park CemeterySculptures of Dionicio Rodriguez at Memorial Park Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Second U.S. ArmySecond U.S. Army headquarters, during World War II was
located in Memphis from 15 December 1940 to 11 June 1946. At the time of the
attack on ... [click for more]
Sgt. Walter K. Singleton (1944-1967)Born in Memphis and a graduate of Bartlett High School,
Singleton was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by Congress for heroism
during c... [click for more]
Shadowlawn Historic DistrictShadowlawn Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Shelby County Archives And Hall Of RecordsAfter the Shelby County criminal courts and jail moved from
here in 1982, this National Register Historic District building stood empty
until ... [click for more]
Shelby County HospitalCompleted in June of 1935, the Shelby County Hospital at
Shelby Farms was built here as a replacement for both the much older Shelby
County Ho... [click for more]
Shelby County ~ MemphisShelby County
Established 1819; named in honor of
ISAAC SHELBY
who, along with... [click for more]
Shelby CountyEstablished 1819; named in honor of
Isaac Shelby
who, along with Andrew Jackson, was appointed United States Commissioner; together they arran... [click for more]
Sherman’s HeadquartersOn becoming commandant at Memphis in July, 1862 General William T. Sherman made his headquarters here in a house which stood just outside Fort Pickeri... [click for more]
Shrine BuildingShrine Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Site Of First Memphis TelephoneOn October 18, 1877, at residence of Col. Mike Burke, 673 Shelby,
Superintendent of Miss. and Tenn. RR, which was connected only with RR office an... [click for more]
Solvent Savings BankThe Solvent Savings Bank and Trust Company founded by Robert
Church, Sr., first Negro bank established in Memphis, opened at this site,
392 Be... [click for more]
South Main Street Historic DistrictSouth Main Street Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
South Parkway-Heiskell Farm Historic DistrictSouth Parkway-Heiskell Farm Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Southwestern at Memphis Historic DistrictSouthwestern at Memphis Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Southwestern at Memphis Sorority Row Historic DistrictSouthwestern at Memphis Sorority Row Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Southwestern at MemphisIts progenitor was Montgomery Masonic College, founded at Clarksville, 1848, with Dr. W.M. Hopkins president. Renamed Stewart College, 1855, when the ... [click for more]
SpainThe Spanish were the first Europeans to discover the Lower Mississippi, but 260 years of shifting international politics allowed them only occasional ... [click for more]
Spanish American WarSpanish War Veterans 1898-1902
Philippine Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S.A.
The Hiker
Typifying The American
Volunteer
Who Fought... [click for more]
Speedway Terrace Historic DistrictSpeedway Terrace Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesResidential Resources of Memphis MPS... [click for more]
St. Paul Avenue Historic DistrictSt. Paul Avenue Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesMemphis MPS... [click for more]
Stage Coach RoadIN 1829, THIS PIONEER TRAIL BECAME
TENNESSEE'S STAGE COACH ROAD NUMBER FOUR
FROM NASHVILLE TO MEMPHIS THROUGH
SOMERVILLE, MORNING SUN AND RAL... [click for more]
Stax Recording StudiosOn this site stood Stax Records, Inc. which boasted such stars as Otis Redding, Rufus and Carla Thomas, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Albert King, ... [click for more]
Steele HallSteele Hall was erected in 1914 when LeMoyne Institute, which began in 1862 and opened as LeMoyne Normal and
Commerical School in 1871, was moved ... [click for more]
Sterick BuildingSterick Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Stonewall Place Historic DistrictStonewall Place Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Strathmore Place Historic DistrictStrathmore Place Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesMemphis MPS... [click for more]
SultanaIn memory of those who died on the ill-fated passenger steamer - Sultana on April 27, 1865, just north of Memphis, the luxury steamer Sultana's massiv... [click for more]
Sun RecordsIn the early 1950's Sun Records was a small recording studio
located here at 706 Union. Owned and operated by Sam C. Phillips, Sun Records
bec... [click for more]
Tennessee BreweryTennessee Brewery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Tennessee Club-Overall Goodbar BuildingTennessee Club-Overall Goodbar Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Tennessee Trust BuildingTennessee Trust Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Tennessee Williams (I)In the spring of 1935 while visiting his grandparents, the
Rev. and Mrs. Walter F. Dakin, at 1917 Snowden, Tennessee Williams first
encountere... [click for more]
Tennessee Williams (II) (First Performance)On the evening of July 12, 1935, in the garden behind this house, the Garden Players under the direction of Arthur Scharff performed Tennessee William... [click for more]
TennesseeAlthough eastern Tennessee was settled in the 1770's, Western Tennessee was still wilderness when the state was admitted to the Union in 1796. Fort Pi... [click for more]
The Blues Trail From Mississippi to MemphisThe bright lights of Beale Street and the promise of musical stardom have lured blues musicians from nearby Mississippi since the early 1900s. Early M... [click for more]
The Commercial AppealThis newspaper began in 1839 as The Western World and Memphis Banner Of The
Constitution. In 1840 Col. Henry Van Pelt bought and renamed it The Me... [click for more]
The First Railroad In West TennesseeThe LaGrange And Memphis Railroad
Organized in 1835, the LaGrange and Memphis Railroad operated the first train from Memphis 4 1/2 miles on March ... [click for more]
The Gayoso In Confederate HistoryGen. Forrest seeing his inability to oppose the Federal Army of 24,000 men, whose orders were “to keep Forrest out of West Tenn.” with onl... [click for more]
The Gillis BrothersStarting business in 1900, Clarence Gillis and his brothers Andrew and Cornelius were noted entrepreneurs. They adopted the name “Gillis Brother... [click for more]
The Grey Squirrels Of Court SquareOn May 1849 a pair of grey squirrels were donated to Memphis by a resident of Bolivar, TN, who said he hoped the squirrels would add to animation of C... [click for more]
The Lorraine MotelOriginally the Windsor Hotel (c. 1925) and later one of only a few hotels for Blacks, it hosted such entertainers as Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Co... [click for more]
The Memphis Daily AppealFrom this spot, press and type of the Appeal were loaded on a freight car at Main and Madison in early morning, June 6, 1862, just before a naval batt... [click for more]
The PinchIn the mid-1800s this twelve-block area became a stepping stone for European immigrants, and is known as Memphis' first commercial district. The name ... [click for more]
The Sultana DisasterOne of the worst maritime disasters in world history occurred 7 miles north of Memphis on April 27, 1865, when the steamer Sultana exploded and burned... [click for more]
Third Additon to Jackson Terrace Historic DistrictThird Additon to Jackson Terrace Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesResidential Resources of Memphis MPS... [click for more]
Thomas Alva EdisonIn 1865-66, Edison was military telegraph operator with the Federal occupation army, working in a building formerly at the east corner of North Court ... [click for more]
Thomas F. CasselsThomas Frank Cassels is considered the first Black to practice law in Memphis. After moving to Memphis in 1875, he served in the Tennessee General Ass... [click for more]
Thomas Frank CasselsThomas F. Cassels is considered the first Black to practice law in Memphis. After moving to Memphis in 1875, he was appointed “attorney pro tem&... [click for more]
Time CapsuleTo All Who Pass This Way And Pause To Rest Be It Known That
Memphis Celebrated In 1969 The 150th Anniversary Of Her Founding In 1819.
The Last... [click for more]
Tipton CountyEstablished 1823; named in honor of Jacob Tipton raised a
company for defense of the Northwest Territory against the Indians. Killed
while lea... [click for more]
Tom Lee Memorial Late afternoon of May 8, 1925, Tom Lee (1886-1952) steered his 28' skiff Zev upriver after delivering an official to Helena.
Also on the ... [click for more]
Toof BuildingToof Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Tri State Iron WorksTri State Iron Works is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Tri-State BankTri-State Bank is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
U.S. Marine Hospital Executive Building and Laundry-KitchenU.S. Marine Hospital Executive Building and Laundry-Kitchen is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
U.S. Post Office-Front Street StationU.S. Post Office-Front Street Station is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Overton Park and I-40U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Overton Park and I-40
1956 - 2006
In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled ... [click for more]
Universal Life Insurance BuildingDesigned by the African-American architectural firm of
McKissack and McKissack and constructed in 1949, this building houses the
national head... [click for more]
Victorian Village DistrictDuring Memphis' early period of growth in the mid-19th century, a few wealthy Memphians built grand, Victorian-style homes in what was then the outski... [click for more]
Viet Nam Memorial Tree TrailSponsored by
Shelby County Beautiful
Commission and
Shelby County Commission
Viet Nam Honor Roll
(Names Listed)... [click for more]
Viet Nam MonumentIn Memory Of
The Citizens Of
Shelby County
Who Gave Their
Lives For Their
Country In The
Viet Nam War... [click for more]
Virginia (Ginnie) Bethel Moon (1844-1926)The daughter of a Confederate sympathizer, Ginnie Moon was a noted Southern Civil War spy.
Born in Ohio, Ginnie moved to Memphis with her mother i... [click for more]
Virginia (Ginnie) Bethel Moon (1844-1926)The daughter of a Confederate sympathizer, Ginnie Moon was a noted Southern Civil War spy. Born in Ohio, Ginnie moved to Memphis with her mother in 18... [click for more]
Virginia Bethel Moon (1844-1925)“Miss Ginny” Moon, a Confederate Spy who became famous during the war between the States. She was known as an active and dangerous rebel. ... [click for more]
Vollintine Evergreen Avalon Historic DistrictVollintine Evergreen Avalon Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Vollintine Evergreen Historic DistrictVollintine Evergreen Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Vollintine Evergreen North Historic DistrictVollintine Evergreen North Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
W.C. HandyIn Memory Of
W.C. Handy
Composer,
Music Publisher,
Father Of The Blues William Christopher Handy
Born November 16, 1873
Died N... [click for more]
WDIA: The Goodwill StationWDIA, the Goodwill Station, was the first radio station in the nation to have an all-black format. This format made WDIA the top rated Memphis station... [click for more]
WLOK Radio StationIn 1977 WLOK became Memphis' first African-American owned
radio station. Established on this site, Gilliam Communications' WLOK is a
family-or... [click for more]
WMC Radio StationMemphis' first full-service radio station began regularly
scheduled broadcasting on January 20, 1923 from the top floor of this building,
whic... [click for more]
Walter F. Dakinuntitled historical
In the spring of 1935 while visiting hist grandparents, the Rev. and Mrs. Walter F. D... [click for more]
Walter MaloneIn Memory Of
Walter Malone
Erected MCMXIX
“Opportunity”
Poem
They Do Me Wrong Who Say I Come No More
When Once I K... [click for more]
Washburn’s QuartersMaj. Gen. C.C. Washburn, Federal commander in Memphis, lived in a house which stood here at the time of Gen. Forrest's dawn raid. He escaped capture b... [click for more]
Wedding Of The Watersfront
A great celebration marking completion of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad occurred near here on May 1-4, 1858. These festivitie... [click for more]
Wells-Arrington Historic DistrictWells-Arrington Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesResidential Resources of Memphis MPS... [click for more]
William C. Ellis and Sons Ironworks and Machine ShopWilliam C. Ellis and Sons Ironworks and Machine Shop is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
William G. Leftwich, Jr.Memorial
Semper Fidelis
His Monument Is Erected To Preserve The Memory Of William G. Leftwich, Jr.,
Lt. Colonel, United States Marine Corp... [click for more]
William Herbert Brewster, Sr (1897-1987)Born on July 2, 1897, in Somerville, Tenn., to sharecropper
parents, The Rev. William H. Brewster was a prolific composer of gospel music,
con... [click for more]
William R. Moore Dry Goods BuildingWilliam R. Moore Dry Goods Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
World War I Memorial In Memoriam1917 1918
In Memory Of
The Four Members Of
The Memphis And Shelby
County
Medical Society
Who Gave Their Lives In
The Servi... [click for more]
World War II Korean War MonumentIn grateful tribute to those who served in World War II and
the Korean War.... [click for more]
Yellow Fever Memorial (2)In grateful memory of the sacrifice of the heroes and heroines of Memphis in the 1870's who gave their lives serving the victims of yellow fever.
... [click for more]
Yellow Fever MemorialIn Memoriam
The Outbreak Of Yellow Fever Which Scourged Memphis In 1878 Has Been Termed
“The Most Severe Epidemic Ever To Afflict”... [click for more]
Yellow Fever MonumentNo Man's Land
In Four Public Lots Known Collectively As “No Man's Land” Lie The Remains Of At Least 1400
Victims Of The Great Yell... [click for more]
Zero MilestoneDistance From Memphis
Measured From This Point
Zero Milestone
Erected By The
Engineers Club Of
Memphis 1923... [click for more]
Zion CemeteryZion Cemetery, comprising 15 acres, was established in 1876 by the United Sons of Zion Association, a group of former slaves who responded to the need... [click for more]
Zippin PippinThe wooden roller coster erected on the Fairgrounds in 1923 was the Mid-South's premier outdoor amusement park ride for more than 8 decades.
It w... [click for more]