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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 (407) Fayette County, TN (16) Tipton County, TN (17) Crittenden County, AR (13) Mississippi County, AR (33) DeSoto County, MS (9) Marshall County, MS (15)  ShelbyCounty(407) Shelby County (407)  FayetteCounty(16) Fayette County (16)  TiptonCounty(17) Tipton County (17)  CrittendenCountyArkansas(13) Crittenden County (13)  MississippiCounty(33) Mississippi County (33)  DeSotoCountyMississippi(9) DeSoto County (9)  MarshallCounty(15) Marshall County (15)
Adjacent to Shelby County, Tennessee
 ▶   Fayette County (16)
 ▶   Tipton County (17)
 ▶   Crittenden County, Arkansas (13)
 ▶   Mississippi County, Arkansas (33)
 ▶   DeSoto County, Mississippi (9)
 ▶   Marshall County, Mississippi (15)
 
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101► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Christian Brothers College —
On Adams Avenue just west of North Neely Street, on the right when traveling west.
102► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 169 — Christian Brothers High School / Christian Brothers Band —
On Walnut Grove Road at Briarview Street, on the right when traveling west on Walnut Grove Road.
103► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 67 — Church Park —
On Beale Street east of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.
104► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Church Park Auditorium —
On Beale Street 0.1 miles east of 4th Street, on the left when traveling west.
105► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Civil War Capitol —
On North Second Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Second Street.
106► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 2 — Civil War Hospital —
On Union Avenue west of South Front Avenue.
107► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Civil War in Tennessee — Memphis during the War —
On Riverside Drive south of Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
108► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 15 — Claiborne Landing / Carville, Louisiana / Belle Grove — Panel #15 —
On Riverside Drive.
109► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Clarence Saunders' "Pink Palace" —
On Central Avenue.
110► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Clayborn Temple —
On Hernando Street just south of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue (U.S. 78), on the left when traveling south.
111► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Cobblestone Landing —
Near Riverside Drive.
112► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 1 — Cobblestones —
Near Union Avenue at Wagner Street, on the right when traveling east.
113► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 108 — Collins Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church —
On Washington Avenue at North Orleans Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Avenue.
114► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 66 — Commercial Barge Traffic — Panel # 66 —
On Island Drive.
115► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Confederate History of Memphis —
On Front Street south of Jefferson Ave., on the right when traveling south.
116► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Confederate Park — Reunions and Memorials —
Near North Front Street at Jefferson Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
117► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Confederate Soldiers Rest —
Near South Dudley Street when traveling south.
118► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Confederate States of America —
On North Front Street.
119► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Congregation B'Nai Israel — (Children of Israel) — First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Tennessee —
On Main Street at Exchange Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
120► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4 — Cotton Exchange Building —
Near Union Avenue at South Front Street, on the right when traveling east.
121► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 49 — Court Square Saved —
On North 2nd Street (State Highway 14) at Court Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North 2nd Street.
122► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Crump Home —
On Peabody Avenue just west of South Rembert Street, on the right when traveling west.
123► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Crystal Shrine Grotto —
On Poplar Avenue (U.S. 72) at Oakhaven Road, on the left when traveling east on Poplar Avenue.
124► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 42 — D.T. Porter Building —
On North Main Street at South Court Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
125► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 183 — Danny Thomas — 1912 - 1991 —
On Beale Street just east of South November 6th Street, on the right when traveling west.
126► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 30 — Davis Island, Mississippi/Kents Island — Panel #30 Mississippi Riverwalk —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
127► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 139 — Deaderick Family Cemetery —
On Park Avenue at Raymond Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Park Avenue.
128► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 62 — Donaldson Point, Missouri/Island No. 8/Hickman, Kentucky/Dorena Crevasse — Panel #62 Mississippi Riverwalk —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
129► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 14 — Donaldsonville, Louisiana/Bayou Lafourche/Geismar, Louisiana — Panel #14 Mississippi Riverwalk —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue.
130► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 143 — Dr. Joseph Edison Walker — 1880-1958 —
On Mississippi Boulevard at Edith Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Mississippi Boulevard.
131► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Eastland Presbyterian Church —
On Jackson Ave (Tennessee Route 14) at Villa on Jackson Ave.
132► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 101 — Edward Shaw —
On Dr Hollis F Price Street at Walker Ave., on the right when traveling north on Dr Hollis F Price Street.
133► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 75 — Elizabeth Avery Meriwether — 1824 - 1917 —
Near North Front Street at Court Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
134► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 72 — Elmwood Cemetery —
Near South Dudley Street 0.5 miles south of E.H. Crump Boulevard (U.S. 78), on the left.
135► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E-77 — Elvis Aaron Presley —
Near Elvis Presley Boulevard (U.S. 51), on the left when traveling south.
136► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Elvis Presley and Sun Records / Sun Records —
On Union Avenue (U.S. 51/64) at Marshall Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Union Avenue.
137► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 180 — Ernest C. Withers House —
On West Brooks Road 0 miles from Ford Road, on the right when traveling west.
138► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Eudora Baptist Church —
On Poplar Avenue (U.S. 72) at South Perkins Road, on the left when traveling east on Poplar Avenue.
139► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Eudora Baptist Church —
Near Poplar Ave. (U.S. 72) at Perkins Road.
140► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 61 — Eugene Magevney —
On Adams Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
141► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Fargason Fields —
On North Lane at Lyndale Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Lane.
142► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 6 — Farnsworth Building —
Near Union Avenue at South Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
143► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 5 — First "Talkies" —
On Union Avenue east of South Front Street, on the right when traveling east.
144► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — First Baptist Church —
On Poplar Avenue (U.S. 72) at East Parkway North, on the right when traveling west on Poplar Avenue.
145► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 130 — First Baptist Church / Mt. Olive CME Church —
On Linden Ave (or) Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Ave. (Tennessee Route 278) at S. Lauderdale Street, on the right when traveling west on Linden Ave (or) Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Ave..
146► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 155 — First Baptist Church, Lauderdale —
On Lauderdale at Mississippi Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Lauderdale.
147► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 8 — First Black Radio Station —
On Union Avenue at November 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on Union Avenue.
148► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — First Congregational Church —
Near S Watkins Street at Eastmoreland Ave.. Reported missing.
149► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — First Court House, First Newspaper —
Near North Main Street just south of Winchester Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
150► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — First Holiday Inn —
On Summer Avenue 0.1 miles east of North Mendenhall Road, on the right when traveling east.
151► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — First Memphis Waterfront —
On North Front Street at Jackson Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Front Street.
152► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — First Tavern —
On North Main Street north of Winchester Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
153► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 176 — First Tennessee Bank —
On North 2nd Street at Court Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North 2nd Street.
154► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Former Criminal Courts Building —
On Washington Avenue east of North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
155► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Forrest and the Memphis Slave Trade —
On Adams Avenue at B.B. King Boulevard (Tennessee Route 14), on the right when traveling east on Adams Avenue. Reported damaged.
156► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 39 — Forrest's Artillery Positions — Aug, 21, 1864 —
On Mississippi Boulevard at East Trigg Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Mississippi Boulevard.
157► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 38 — Forrest's Early Home —
On Adams Avenue at North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on Adams Avenue.
158► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 29 — Fort Adams / Fort Pike —
On A.W. Willis Avenue.
159► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 23 — Fort Adams, Mississippi/Old River Control Structure/Homochitto Cutoff — Panel # 23 —
On Riverside Drive.
160► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 28 — Fort San Fernando —
On North Main Street just from A.W. Willis Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
161► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 28 — Fort San Fernando de Las Barrancas — (1795-97) —
On North Main Street at A.W. Willis, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
162► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — France —
Near Island Drive 1 mile south of A.W. Willis Avenue.
163► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 109 — G. P. Hamilton —
On Wilson Street at Kerr Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Wilson Street.
164► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Gen. James M. Kennedy Hospital —
Near Getwell Road 0.1 miles south of Park.
165► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 144 — George W. Lee — 1894 - 1976 —
On Beale Street 0.2 miles west of S. Lauderdale Street, on the left when traveling east.
166► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Graceland —
Near Elvis Presley Boulevard (U.S. 51) south of Winchester Road, on the left when traveling south.
167► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church —
On Peabody Ave. at Lemaster Street, on the left when traveling east on Peabody Ave..
168► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 29 — Grand Gulf, Mississippi/Yucatan Cutoff/Big Black River — Panel #29 Mississippi Riverwalk —
Near Island Drive just south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
169► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Grand Lake Cutoff/Worthington Cutoff/Kentucky Bend — Panel # 37 —
On Riverside Drive.
170► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Great Britain —
Near Island Road 1 mile from A.W. Willis Avenue.
171► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 22 — Greek Influence —
Near South 2nd Street (State Highway 14) at Monroe Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
172► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Griffin House —
On Madison Avenue just from Cooper Street, on the right when traveling west.
173► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 50 — Hattie Manely —
Near South 2nd Street (State Highway 3) at South Court Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
174► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 1 — Head of Passes/Pilottown, Louisiana — Panel #1 Mississippi Riverwalk —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
175► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Heiskell Farm —
Near Cooper Street. Reported missing.
176► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 21 — Hog Point, Louisiana/Raccourci Cutoff/Caernarvon Crevasse — Panel #21 Mississippi Riverwalk —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue.
177► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 141 — Hollis Freeman Price, Sr. — 1904-1982 —
On Walker Avenue at Dr. Hollis F. Price Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Walker Avenue.
178► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 159 — Hooks Brothers Photography — Established in 1907 —
On Beale Street.
179► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 171 — Humes High School — Alma Mater of Elvis Presley —
On North Manassas Street at Orphanage Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Manassas Street.
180► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 175 — Hutchison School —
On Union Avenue 0.1 miles east of Barksdale Street., on the right when traveling east.
181► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 11 — Hymelia Crevasse/Bonnet Carre Crevasse/Laplace, Louisiana/Reserve, Louisiana — Panel #11 Mississippi Riverwalk —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
182► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 85 — Ida B. Wells — 1862–1931 —
On Beale Street, on the right when traveling south.
183► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 167 — Idlewild Presbyterian Church —
On South Evergreen Street just north of Union Avenue (U.S. 64/79), on the left when traveling north.
184► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Illinois Monument — Memphis National Cemetery —
Near Townes Avenue at Jackson Avenue (Tennessee Route 14), on the left when traveling east.
185► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 124 — Isaac Hayes —
On N. Manassas Street just from Wells Ave., on the right when traveling south.
186► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 57 — Island No. 20/Cottonwood Point/Booth Point, Tennessee/Linwood Bend — Panel #57 Mississippi Riverwalk —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
187► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 63 — Island No. 5 (Wolf Island)/Belmont, Missouri/Columbus, Kentucky — Panel #63 Mississippi Riverwalk —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
188► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 64 — Islands No. 2, 3, and 4 / Fort Jefferson, Kentucky / Bird’s Point, Missouri — Panel #64 Mississippi Riverwalk —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
189► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — It was a Struggle for Freedom For Dignity and For Equality — Recognition —
On Beale Street at Danny Thomas (U.S. 51), on the right when traveling east on Beale Street.
190► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 107 — J. Millard "Jack" Smith — 1895-1976 —
Near Walker Avenue 0.2 miles from Patterson.
191► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — James H. Malone — Oct. 31, 1851 - June 29, 1929 —
On North 2nd Street.
192► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Jane Terrell Hospital —
On Court Avenue at Bellevue Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Court Avenue.
193► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Jefferson Davis Memorial — President of the Confederate States of America 1861 - 1865 —
On North Front Street south of Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
194► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — John B. Weatherall — Hero-Loved One — 1900-1953 —
On Oliver Ave..
195► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — John Grisham —
On Union Avenue east of South Front Street.
196► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 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.
197► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Joseph "Joe" C. Warren — Memphis Sanitation Strike Organizer —
On Meagher Street at Dunkley Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Meagher Street.
198► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 158 — Josiah T. Settle — 1850 - 1915 —
On Poplar Avenue 0.2 miles east of N. Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
199► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 5 — Junior Crevasse/Poverty Point, Louisiana/Jesuits Bend — Panel #5 Mississippi Riverwalk —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles from West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
200► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 9 — Kenner, Louisiana/Davis Crevasse/Ormand Landing, Louisiana — Panel #9 Mississippi Riverwalk —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.

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