Adam HuntsmanComing to Tennessee from his native Virginia about 1807, he was a prominent figure for five terms in the State Senate between 1815 and 1829. He was a ... [click for more]
Battle of Salem Cemetery ~ Forrest’s Second Tennessee RaidBattle of Salem Cemetery
Surprise Attack
Forrest's Second Tennessee Raid
Gen. Nathan Bedford F... [click for more]
Butler Race Track c. 1825 ~ Memphis Conference Female Institute (1843-1923)William E. Butler, who served as Surgeon-General to Andrew Jackson in New Orleans, owned a race track located on this block. Jackson and his wife, Rac... [click for more]
Camp Beauregard Among the Confederate units activated and trained in the staging area which stood here were the 6th Tenn. Infantry (Stephens), 9th Tenn. Infantry (Do... [click for more]
Campbell’s Levee Bridge(obverse)
The Campbell's Levee Bridge, built by the Vincennes Bridge Company of Vincennes, Indiana, in 1920-21 for the Tennessee Departm... [click for more]
Carl Lee Perkins ~ 1932-1998(obverse)
Called the Rockabilly King and a Rock 'n' Roll architect, singer-songwriter Carl Perkins was born in Lake County on April 9, 1... [click for more]
Cotton GroveIn 1819 several families formed the first settlement in what was to be known as Madison County 2.1 miles west on the Cotton Grove Road. Said road was ... [click for more]
East Main Street Historic DistrictEast Main Street Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Forrest’s Raid Dec. 19, 1862At Spring Creek, Forrest, successful in the first part of his raid, regrouped his small brigade for further raids on Federals to the north. Here, the ... [click for more]
General Ulysses S. GrantGeneral Ulysses S. Grant
Headquarters in 1862 for General Grant until skirmishes in the area led his troops to ... [click for more]
Grant’s Command PostOn this corner, in Civil War days, stood the home of James S. Lyon. When Federals occupied the city during the weeks preceding the Battle of Shiloh, t... [click for more]
Greyhound Bus StationGreyhound Bus Station is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesTransportation-Related Properties of Jackson MPS... [click for more]
Historic BemisFounded in 1900 by Judson Moss Bemis, president of Bemis Brothers Bag Company. Bemis was a cotton mill town, planned by Albert Farwell Bemis and renow... [click for more]
Hollywood CemeteryHollywood Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Illinois Central Railroad Division OfficeIllinois Central Railroad Division Office is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesTransportation-Related Properties of Jackson MPS... [click for more]
In Memory Of Merry BoyIn Memory Of Merry Boy
1925 - 1958
? A Great Tennessee Walking Horse ?
Sire of World Grand Cha... [click for more]
Jackson Free LibraryJackson Free Library is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Jackson Spoke HereHere in a grove, Oct. 8, 1840, Andrew Jackson spoke before about 10,000 enthusiastic listeners. Accompanied by James K. Polk and Felix Grundy, he was ... [click for more]
John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson Sonny Boy Williamson (1914 - 1948), the music innovator responsible for the acceptance of the harmonica as an authentic blues tool, is buried in old ... [click for more]
John Luther JonesBorn, ~1864, in Missouri, he spent his youth in Cayce, Ky., whence the nickname, Casey. An engineer on the Illinois Central RR, he was killed in a wre... [click for more]
John Murrell8 mi. S. lived the notorious bandit and outlaw, born 1804 in Williamson Co. Leader of the ?Mystic Clan?, he fomented slave insurrections and terrorize... [click for more]
Jones’ AnglewoodJones' Anglewood
Established in 1824
Home of William Norwood and Bessie Mae Jones
Th... [click for more]
Monroe Dunaway Anderson 1873-1939 ~ Anderson, Clayton & CompanyMonroe Dunaway Anderson
1873-1939
Monroe Dunaway Anderson is known as the ?father? of the Texas Medi... [click for more]
Mt. Olivet CemeteryMt. Olivet Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Murphy HotelMurphy Hotel is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesTransportation-Related Properties of Jackson MPS... [click for more]
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Passenger Depot-JacksonNashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Passenger Depot-Jackson is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesTransportation-Related Properties ... [click for more]
New Southern HotelNew Southern Hotel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Northwood Avenue Historic DistrictNorthwood Avenue Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Oakslea PlaceOakslea Place is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Port JacksonThree-quarters of a mile southeast, on the bank of the Forked Deer River was the little river port of Jackson, at first called Alexandria, from which ... [click for more]
Riverside CemeteryEstablished in 1830, many of the region's pioneers are buried here. Included are veterans of all wars from the Revolution to World War II. In two sect... [click for more]
Skirmish At Carroll StationHere, on the bitterly cold morning of December 19, 1862, while General N. B. Forrest (C.S.A.) fought at Salem Cemetery seven miles southeast, Colonel ... [click for more]
Southern Engine and Boiler WorksSouthern Engine and Boiler Works is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesTransportation-Related Properties of Jackson MPS... [click for more]
The Battle Of Salem CemeteryHere on December 19, 1862, Confederate forces under the command of General Nathan B. Forrest fought Union forces commanded by Colonel Adolph Engelmann... [click for more]
The CedarsThe Cedars is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
The Electro Charlybeate WellThousands visited this artesian well in the early 1900s to drink its mineral water believed to cure stomach, liver and kidney ailments. It and the adj... [click for more]
