Historical Markers StoppingPoints.com Historical Markers, Sightseeing & Points of Interest Scenic Roads & Points of Interest
About Us | Photo Gallery | Free Widgets | Featured States | Search Site
Register or Edit LoginRegister
Home Tennessee Shelby County Collierville Historical Markers Collierville

Collierville

96 N Center St, Collierville, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 2' 32.119332", -89° 39' 53.788068"
  Tennessee TN State Historical Marker
Tennessee State
Historical Marker


National Register of Historic Places

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
 
Collierville, Tennessee
Collierville, first known as Oak Grove, is second oldest town in the county
and was named for Jesse R. Collier. Founded about 1835, the site was near Mt.
Pleasant Rd. and Hwy. 57 on lands of Hodge, Floyd, Collier, Adams and Thorpe.
Peter Adams gave two acres for R.R. depot in 1852. Town incorporated Feb. 17,
1870 with James B. Abington as mayor. Collierville MPS
Collierville was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 12, 1990.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
Collierville Tennessee Map