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

Memphis Queen II

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, October 9, 2010

1. Memphis Queen II Marker

Inscription.
Built in 1955 by the Dubuque Boat & Boiler Company, the Memphis Queen II was the first all-steel passenger ship on the Mississippi River. Measuring 85 feet long by 43 feet wide, it features two decks, two smokestacks, and a stern wheel reminiscent of a 19th century riverboat. Local residents and tourists boarded this vessel from its mooring on the cobblestoned Memphis waterfront for excursions on "Ol' Man River." On July 5, 2006, the Memphis Queen II was listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4E 164.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. 35° 8.695′ N, 90° 3.361′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Downtown Memphis. It is on Riverside Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Memphis TN 38103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is

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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: Joseph Hanover (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Maxine Atkins Smith (about 400 feet away); Dorothy "Happy" Snowden Jones (about 400 feet away); Charl Ormond Williams (about 400 feet away); Frances Grant Loring (about 400 feet away); Minerva J. Johnican (about 400 feet away); Equality Trailblazers (about 400 feet away); Lide Smith Meriwether (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, October 9, 2010

2. Memphis Queen II Marker

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, October 9, 2010

3. Memphis Queen II Marker

Mooring on the cobblestoned Memphis waterfront

Memphis Queen II image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, October 9, 2010

4. Memphis Queen II

Traveling up the Mississippi River

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, October 9, 2010

5. Memphis Queen II

Stern wheel reminiscent of a 19th century riverboat.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, October 9, 2010

6. Memphis Queen II

Mississippi River with Memphis in the distance.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, October 9, 2010

7. Memphis Queen II

Memphis from the Mississippi River.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 685 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 7, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.