Binghampton in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Joseph Hanover
Road to the 19th Amendment
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1. Joseph Hanover Marker
Joseph Hanover
As floor leader in State House, led successful effort to enfranchise women by ratifying 19th amendment in 1920. Lived here.
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 199.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 35° 8.874′ N, 89° 58.517′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Binghampton. It is at the intersection of Broad Avenue and Merton Street, on the right when traveling east on Broad Avenue. The marker is on the exterior wall of the Bounty on Broad restuarant. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2519 Broad Ave, Memphis TN 38112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, in the Mississippi Delta, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Overton Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rock of Ages Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Memphis 13 / Springdale Elementary School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Rhodes College
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2023, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 350 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on January 25, 2023, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. Photo 1. submitted on January 19, 2023, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
