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

Chickasaw Trail

Photographed by Judith Barber, February 5, 2013

1. Chickasaw Trail Marker

Inscription. The main trail of the Chickasaws from their towns in Pontotoc, Miss., here reached the Bayou Gayoso after following roughly the line of Highway 78, Lamar Boulevard, and Marshall Street.

Erected 1969 by Memphis Sesquicentennial, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 35° 8.794′ N, 90° 2.641′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Midtown. It is at the intersection of North Danny Thomas Boulevard (U.S. 51) and Adams Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Danny Thomas Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 126 N Danny Thomas Blvd, Memphis TN 38104, 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 walking distance of this marker: Poplar Tunes / One-Stop Shop (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Artesian Water (approx. 0.2 miles away); The First Lee House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Christian Brothers College (approx. ¼ mile away); Let Freedom Ring (approx. ¼ mile away); Eugene Magevney (approx. ¼ mile away); 1862 Post Office (approx. ¼ mile away); Forrest's Early Home (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

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Photographed by Judith Barber, February 5, 2013

2. Chickasaw Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2013, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,318 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 13, 2013, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.