Downtown Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Alexis De Tocqueville

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 6, 2022

1. Alexis De Tocqueville Marker

Inscription. The 25 year old French aristocrat and author of Democracy in America visited this area during his 1831 - 1832 tour of America

Erected by C-SPAN and the Cable Television Industry.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration.

Location. 35° 8.381′ N, 90° 3.627′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Downtown Memphis. It can be reached from Riverside Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 251 Riverside Dr, Memphis TN 38103, 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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: They Passed This Way (here, next to this marker); James A. Hyter, “Ol’ Man River” (here, next to this marker); John James Audubon (here, next to this marker); The John Alexander Austin House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tom Lee Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Gayoso Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Grand Opera House / The New Orpheum Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away); Spain (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Alexis De Tocqueville Marker (marker is on far left of photo) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 6, 2022

2. Alexis De Tocqueville Marker (marker is on far left of photo)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.