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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Shelby County, Tennessee

 
Clickable Map of Shelby County, Tennessee and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Shelby County, TN (490) Fayette County, TN (18) Tipton County, TN (34) Crittenden County, AR (27) Mississippi County, AR (52) DeSoto County, MS (27) Marshall County, MS (29)  ShelbyCounty(490) Shelby County (490)  FayetteCounty(18) Fayette County (18)  TiptonCounty(34) Tipton County (34)  CrittendenCountyArkansas(27) Crittenden County (27)  MississippiCounty(52) Mississippi County (52)  DeSotoCountyMississippi(27) DeSoto County (27)  MarshallCounty(29) Marshall County (29)
Memphis is the county seat for Shelby County
Adjacent to Shelby County, Tennessee
      Fayette County (18)  
      Tipton County (34)  
      Crittenden County, Arkansas (27)  
      Mississippi County, Arkansas (52)  
      DeSoto County, Mississippi (27)  
      Marshall County, Mississippi (29)  
 
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101 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Grand Lake Cutoff/Worthington Cutoff/Kentucky BendPanel # 37
On Riverside Drive.
102 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Great Britain
Near Island Road, 1 mile A.W. Willis Avenue.
103 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 1 — Head of Passes/Pilottown, LouisianaPanel #1 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
104 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 21 — Hog Point, Louisiana/Raccourci Cutoff/Caernarvon CrevassePanel #21 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue.
105 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Hutchison School
On Ridgeway Road north of the Hutchison School entrance road, on the right when traveling north.
106 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 11 — Hymelia Crevasse/Bonnet Carre Crevasse/Laplace, Louisiana/Reserve, LouisianaPanel #11 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
107 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 57 — Island No. 20/Cottonwood Point/Booth Point, Tennessee/Linwood BendPanel #57 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
108 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 63 — Island No. 5 (Wolf Island)/Belmont, Missouri/Columbus, KentuckyPanel #63 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
109 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 64 — Islands No. 2, 3, and 4 / Fort Jefferson, Kentucky / Bird’s Point, MissouriPanel #64 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
110 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 5 — Junior Crevasse/Poverty Point, Louisiana/Jesuits BendPanel #5 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
111 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 9 — Kenner, Louisiana/Davis Crevasse/Ormand Landing, LouisianaPanel #9 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
112 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 35 — Lake Providence, Louisiana/Stack IslandPanel #35 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
113 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 12 — Lutcher, Louisiana/Oak Alley/St. James Landing, LouisianaPanel #12 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
114 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 4E 63 — Memphis Martyrs
Near Channel 3 Drive.
115 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Memphis University School
On Ridgeway just south of Park Ave..
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116 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Memphis,Tennessee/Mud Island
On Riverside Drive.
117 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Mertie's Lake and the Buckman Water Science Trail
On Unknamed Trail.
118 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Mosby-Bennett House
On Poplar Avenue (U.S. 72) east of Briarcrest Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
119 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 40 — Mounds Landing Crevasse/Cypress Bend/Caulk Neck CutoffPanel #40 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
120 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 18 — Mulatto Bend/Springfield Bend/Profit IslandPanel # 18
On Riverside Drive.
121 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 4E 10 — Nashoba
On Summer Ave. (U.S. 70) at Sycamore View Road, on the right when traveling east on Summer Ave..
122 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 25 — Natchez Island / Vidalia, Louisiana / Giles CutoffPanel # 25
On Riverside Drive.
123 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 26 — Natchez, MississippiPanel # 26
On Island Drive.
124 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 61 — New Madrid, Missouri/Cates Casting Field/Island No. 10Panel #61 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
125 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 8 — New Orleans, LouisianaPanel #8 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
126 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — North Carolina
Near Island Road, 1 mile south of A.W. Willis Avenue.
127 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Ohio River
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
128 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 3 — Ostrica Lock/Buras, Louisiana/Empire Lock/Nairn, LouisianaPanel #3 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
129 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 24 — Palmetto Bend/Jackson Point/St. Catherine’s Creek/Ellis CliffsPanel # 24
On Riverside Drive.
130 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 16 — Plaquemine, Louisiana/Manchac BendPanel #16 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue.
131 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Plastic Products Record PlantHub of Rock 'N' Roll — 1746 Chelsea —
On Chelsea Avenue, 0.2 miles west of North McLean Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
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132 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 4 — Point a La Hache, Louisiana/Magnolia Plantation, LouisianaPanel #4 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
133 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 19 — Port Hudson, Louisiana/Fausse River CutoffPanel #19 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue.
134 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 59 — Reelfoot LakePanel #59 Mississippi Riverwalk — Mile 873.0 AHP —
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
135 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 28 — Rodney Cutoff/Bayou PierrePanel #28 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
136 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 4E 47 — Shelby County / Memphis
On Poplar Avenue (U.S. 72) east of Interstate 240, on the left when traveling east.
137 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Shelby County Hospital / Shelby County Center
Near State Road, 0.1 miles west of Mullins Station Road, on the right when traveling west.
138 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 36 — Skipwith Crevasse/Sara Cutoff/Island No. 89Panel #36 Mississippi Riverwalk
On Riverside Drive.
139 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Spain
Near Island Drive, 1 mile south of A.W. Willis Avenue.
140 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Tennessee
On North Front Street.
141 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Tennessee River/Cumberland River
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
142 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 22 — The Atchafalaya ProblemPanel #22
On Riverside Drive.
143 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 7 — The Battle of New OrleansChalmette, Louisiana — Panel #7 Mississippi Riverwalk —
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
144 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — The Lynching of Ell Persons
On Summer Avenue (U.S. 79) 0.2 miles west of Shelby Oaks, on the right when traveling west.
145 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — The Lynching of Wash Henley
On Raleigh La Grange Road, 0.3 miles east of Shelby View Drive, on the right when traveling east.
146 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — The Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
147 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — The Omlie TowerVernon Cleophas Omlie (1895-1936) Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie (1902-1975)
On Jim McGehee Pkwy just south of Winchester Road, on the right.
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148 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — This Chimney Swift Tower
On Quince Road.
149 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Thomas Moss ~ Calvin McDowell ~ William Henry StewartThe Lynching at the Curve
On South Parkway East, 0.7 miles east of South Willett Street, on the right when traveling west.
150 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 60 — Tiptonville, Tennessee/Bixby TowheadPanel #60 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
151 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 2 — Venice Louisiana/Fort Jackson, Louisiana/Fort St. PhillipPanel #2 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
152 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 31 — VicksburgPanel #31 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
153 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Waterproof, Louisiana/Ashland Landing, MississippiPanel # 27
On Island Drive.
154 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 13 — White Hall Plantation/Union, Louisiana/Point HoumasPanel #13 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue.
155 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 34 — Willow Cutoff/Salem Crevasse/Goodrich Landing,LouisianaPanel #34 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
156 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 33 — Young’s Point / Milliken’s Bend / Omega LandingPanel #33 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive, 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
157 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 4E 94 — Zion Cemetery
On South Parkway East at Pillow Street, on the left when traveling east on South Parkway East.
158 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Annesdale Park — 4E 92 — Annesdale Park Subdivision
On Vinton at Bellevue (U.S. 51), on the right when traveling west on Vinton.
159 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Audubon Park — Elvis Presley House
On Audubon Drive, 0.2 miles south of Park Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
160 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Audubon Park — Gen. James M. Kennedy Hospital
Near Getwell Road, 0.1 miles south of Park.
161 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Audubon Park — The Beginning
On North Park Loop, 0.4 miles south of Park Avenue and Getwell Road, on the left when traveling north.
162 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Audubon Park — The Player
On North Park Loop, 0.4 miles south of Park Avenue and Getwell Road, on the left when traveling east.
163 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Bartlett Corporate Park — Oak Grove Baptist Church
On Stage Road (U.S. 64) at Santa Valley Street on Stage Road.
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164 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Binghampton — 199 — Joseph HanoverRoad to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On Broad Avenue at Merton Street, on the right when traveling east on Broad Avenue.
165 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Binghampton — 4E 181 — Rock of Ages Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
On Scott Street at Princeton Street, on the right when traveling north on Scott Street.
166 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Castalia Heights — Heiskell Farm
Near Cooper Street. Reported missing.
167 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Chickasaw Gardens — Clarence Saunders' "Pink Palace"
On Central Avenue.
168 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Colonial Acres — 4E 173 — Tragic Accident Sparks Sanitation Strike
On Colonial Road at Sea Isle Road, on the right when traveling north on Colonial Road.
169 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Cooper-Young — John B. WeatherallHero-Loved One — 1900-1953 —
On Oliver Ave..
170 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Cooper-Young — Johnny CashFebruary 26, 1932 - September 12, 2003
On Cooper Street just north of Walker Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
171 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Cooper-Young — Johnny Cash's First Performance / Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
On Cooper Street at Walker Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Cooper Street.
172 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Cooper-Young — The HikerSpanish War Veterans — 1898-1902 —
On Central Ave at East Parkway South on Central Ave.
173 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Cordova — Bridgewater School
On Raleigh Lagrange Road, 0.3 miles Lagrange Hills, on the right when traveling south.
174 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — 128 Court Street
On Court Street.
175 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — 1862 Post Office
On Adams Avenue, 0.1 miles east of North B.B. King Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
176 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — 1866 Memphis Massacre
On G.E. Patterson Avenue at South Second Street, on the right when traveling west on G.E. Patterson Avenue.
177 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — A-1 — 19th Century Architecture
On Gayoso Avenue at South Center Lane, on the left when traveling east on Gayoso Avenue.
178 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Alma H. Law1875-1947
Near North Front Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
179 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — 15 — Architectural Innovation
Near Monroe Avenue east of South Front Street, on the left when traveling east.
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180 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Artesian Water
On Court Avenue just west of North Danny Thomas Boulevard (U.S. 51), on the right when traveling west.
181 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — A-3 — Barboro Grocery
On Barboro Alley at South Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Barboro Alley.
182 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — 67 — Baseball
On Madison Avenue just east of South B.B. King Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
183 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Beale Street #1
On Beale Street.
184 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Beale Street #2
On Beale Street, on the right when traveling east.
185 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Beale Street #3
On Beale Street.
186 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Beale Street #4
On Beale Street.
187 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Beale Street Baptist Church
On Beale Street just east of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
188 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Beale Street Historic District
189 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — 4E 126 — Benjamin Franklin Booth1858–1941
On Beale Street, on the right when traveling south.
190 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — 18 — Brodnax Jewelers
Near Monroe Avenue just west of South Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
191 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — 17 — Business Men's Club
Near Monroe Avenue east of South Center Lane, on the left when traveling east.
192 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church
On North Second Street at Adams Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Second Street.
193 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Capt. J. Harvey Mathes37th. Tenn. C.S.A.
Near North Front Street south of Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
194 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — 4E 33 — Casey Jones
On Front Street at Poplar Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
195 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Charl Ormond Williams1885-1969
Near North Front Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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196 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Chop Suey Café / Chinese Merchants on Beale Street
On Beale Street just west of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
197 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — 4E 67 — Church Park
On Beale Street east of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.
198 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Church Park Auditorium
On Beale Street, 0.1 miles east of 4th Street, on the left when traveling west.
199 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Civil War Capitol
On North Second Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Second Street.
200 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — 2 — Civil War Hospital
On Union Avenue west of South Front Avenue.

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