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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Memphis

 
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)
Memphis, Tennessee and Vicinity
    Shelby County (407)
    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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1Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 128 Court Street
On Court Street.
2Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 1862 Post Office
On Adams Street at Alley Between N. Third and N. Fourth, on the right when traveling east on Adams Street.
3Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 1866 Memphis Massacre
On G.E. Patterson Avenue at South Second Street, on the right when traveling west on G.E. Patterson Avenue.
4Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 38 — American Cutoff Mile/Greenville, Mississippi/Tarpley Cutoff — Panel #38 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
5Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — American Studios / Elvis Presley at American Studios
On Thomas Street (U.S. 51) at Chelsea Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Thomas Street.
6Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 92 — Annesdale Park Subdivision
On Vinton at Bellevue (U.S. 51), on the right when traveling west on Vinton.
7Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 15 — Architectural Innovation
Near Monroe Avenue east of South Front Street, on the left when traveling east.
8Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Arkansas & White Rivers
On Riverside Drive.
9Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Artesian Water
On Court Avenue just west of North Danny Thomas Boulevard (U.S. 51), on the right when traveling west.
10Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 39 — Ashbrook Cutoff/Eunice Landing, Arkansas/Arkansas City, Arkansas — Panel #39 Mississippi Riverwalkk
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
11Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — A-3 — Barboro Grocery
On Barboro Alley at South Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Barboro Alley.
12Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 67 — Baseball
On Madison Avenue just east of South B.B. King Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
13Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 17 — Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Panel #17 Mississippi Riverwalk — Mile 228.4 AHP —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue.
14Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Beale Street #1
On Beale Street.
15Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Beale Street #2
On Beale Street, on the right when traveling east.
16Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Beale Street #3
On Beale Street.
17Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Beale Street #4
On Beale Street.
18Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Beale Street Baptist Church
On Beale Street just east of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
19Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Beale Street Historic District
20Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 6 — Belle Chasse, Louisiana/English Turn Bend/Caernarvon Crevasse/Poydras Crevasse — Panel #6 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
21Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 100 — Benjamin Albert Imes
On Walker Avenue at Porter Street, on the left when traveling east on Walker Avenue.
22Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 126 — Benjamin Franklin Booth — 1858–1941
On Beale Street, on the right when traveling south.
23Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Bettis Family Cemetery
On Angelus Street just north of Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
24Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Birthplace of Aretha Franklin
On Lucy Street, on the left when traveling east on Lucy Street.
25Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 142 — Bishop Charles Harrison Mason — 1862~1961
On Mason Street at McEwen Place, on the left when traveling south on Mason Street.
26Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 10 — Bonnet Carre Spillway/Lake Pontchartrain — Panel #10 Mississippi Riverwalk
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
27Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 111 — Booker T. Washington High School
On Lauderdale at East Georgia Ave., on the left when traveling north on Lauderdale.
28Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Bridgewater School
On Raleigh Lagrange Road 0.3 miles from Lagrange Hills, on the right when traveling south.
29Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 18 — Brodnax Jewelers
Near Monroe Avenue just west of South Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
30Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 99 — Burkle Estate
On North 2nd Street north of Chelsea Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
31Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 17 — Business Men's Club
Near Monroe Avenue east of South Center Lane, on the left when traveling east.
32Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 65 — Cairo, Illinois — Panel #65 Mississippi Riverwalk — Mile 954.0 AHP —
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
33Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Calvary Cemetery
On Elvis Presley (Bellevue) Boulevard (U.S. 51), on the right when traveling south.
34Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church
On North Second Street at Adams Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Second Street.
35Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Campbell Clinic — Orthopaedics — 869 Madison Ave. 1920-1997 —
On Madison Avenue 0 miles east of Dunlap, on the right when traveling east.
36Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Capt. J. Harvey Mathes — 37th. Tenn. C.S.A.
Near North Front Street south of Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
37Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Captain Kit Dalton — 1843 - 1920
Near South Dudley Street, on the right.
38Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 33 — Casey Jones
On Front Street at Poplar Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
39Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Central Gardens Historic District
On S. Belvedere Blvd. 0 miles from Peabody Ave/, on the left when traveling south.
40Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 145 — Chew C. Sawyer — 1918-1973
On South Parkway East at Pillow Street, in the median on South Parkway East.
41Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Chickasaw Trail
On North Danny Thomas Boulevard (U.S. 51) at Adams Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Danny Thomas Boulevard.
42Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Chop Suey Cafι / Chinese Merchants on Beale Street
On Beale Street just west of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
43Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Christian Brothers College
On Adams Avenue just west of North Neely Street, on the right when traveling west.
44Tennessee (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.
45Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 67 — Church Park
On Beale Street east of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.
46Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Church Park Auditorium
On Beale Street 0.1 miles east of 4th Street, on the left when traveling west.
47Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Civil War Capitol
On North Second Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Second Street.
48Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 2 — Civil War Hospital
On Union Avenue west of South Front Avenue.
49Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Civil War in Tennessee — Memphis during the War
On Riverside Drive south of Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
50Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 15 — Claiborne Landing / Carville, Louisiana / Belle Grove — Panel #15
On Riverside Drive.
51Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Clarence Saunders' "Pink Palace"
On Central Avenue.
52Tennessee (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.
53Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Cobblestone Landing
Near Riverside Drive.
54Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 1 — Cobblestones
Near Union Avenue at Wagner Street, on the right when traveling east.
55Tennessee (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.
56Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 66 — Commercial Barge Traffic — Panel # 66
On Island Drive.
57Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Confederate History of Memphis
On Front Street south of Jefferson Ave., on the right when traveling south.
58Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Confederate Park — Reunions and Memorials
Near North Front Street at Jefferson Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
59Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Confederate Soldiers Rest
Near South Dudley Street when traveling south.
60Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Confederate States of America
On North Front Street.
61Tennessee (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.
62Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4 — Cotton Exchange Building
Near Union Avenue at South Front Street, on the right when traveling east.
63Tennessee (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.
64Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Crump Home
On Peabody Avenue just west of South Rembert Street, on the right when traveling west.
65Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Crystal Shrine Grotto
On Poplar Avenue (U.S. 72) at Oakhaven Road, on the left when traveling east on Poplar Avenue.
66Tennessee (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.
67Tennessee (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.
68Tennessee (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.
69Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 139 — Deaderick Family Cemetery
On Park Avenue at Raymond Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Park Avenue.
70Tennessee (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.
71Tennessee (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.
72Tennessee (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.
73Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Eastland Presbyterian Church
On Jackson Ave (Tennessee Route 14) at Villa on Jackson Ave.
74Tennessee (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.
75Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 75 — Elizabeth Avery Meriwether — 1824 - 1917
Near North Front Street at Court Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
76Tennessee (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.
77Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E-77 — Elvis Aaron Presley
Near Elvis Presley Boulevard (U.S. 51), on the left when traveling south.
78Tennessee (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.
79Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 180 — Ernest C. Withers House
On West Brooks Road 0 miles from Ford Road, on the right when traveling west.
80Tennessee (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.
81Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Eudora Baptist Church
Near Poplar Ave. (U.S. 72) at Perkins Road.
82Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 61 — Eugene Magevney
On Adams Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
83Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Fargason Fields
On North Lane at Lyndale Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Lane.
84Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 6 — Farnsworth Building
Near Union Avenue at South Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
85Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 5 — First "Talkies"
On Union Avenue east of South Front Street, on the right when traveling east.
86Tennessee (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.
87Tennessee (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..
88Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 155 — First Baptist Church, Lauderdale
On Lauderdale at Mississippi Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Lauderdale.
89Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 8 — First Black Radio Station
On Union Avenue at November 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on Union Avenue.
90Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — First Congregational Church
Near S Watkins Street at Eastmoreland Ave.. Reported missing.
91Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — First Court House, First Newspaper
Near North Main Street just south of Winchester Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
92Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — First Holiday Inn
On Summer Avenue 0.1 miles east of North Mendenhall Road, on the right when traveling east.
93Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — First Memphis Waterfront
On North Front Street at Jackson Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Front Street.
94Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — First Tavern
On North Main Street north of Winchester Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
95Tennessee (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.
96Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Former Criminal Courts Building
On Washington Avenue east of North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
97Tennessee (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.
98Tennessee (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.
99Tennessee (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.
100Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 29 — Fort Adams / Fort Pike
On A.W. Willis Avenue.

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