Jefferson Davis Highway
Jefferson Davis Highway Tennessee Honoring Those who served in the War between the States 1861-1865 Erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy November 1963 "Lord God of Hosts Be With Us...
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St. Agnes Academy
Founded January 10, 1851, St. Agnes Academy was sponsored by the Dominican Sisters from Kentucky. The school continued to operate during the Civil War and some nuns were pressed into service...
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Second Presbyterian Church
This church was founded on Dec. 28, 1844, on Front St. near Gayoso. It has since become the parent of ten daughter churches. It erected its first owned building in 1849 at Main and Beale. During...
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Archbishop James P. Lyke 1939 - 92
Born on February 18 in Chicago, Illinois, Father James P. Lyke, OFM, Ph.D. was the first African- American Catholic priest to serve in Tennessee. Two years after his June 24, 1966 ordination,...
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Forrest's Artillery Positions
August 21, 1864 In this locality, the highest in Memphis, a section (2 guns) of Forrest's artillery was emplaced under Lt. Sale, supporting his raid on Memphis. Fire was directed against Federals...
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Calvary Cemetery
Consecrated in 1867 to serve the booming populations of the Catholic Irish, Germans and Italians, Calvary became the second Catholic Cemetery in Shelby County. Msgr. Martin Riordan, V.G., of St....
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Chucalissa Indian Town
The site of an ancient ceremonial center which flourished from 1000-1600 A.D. It may have been one of the towns visited by DeSoto when he first saw the Mississippi River in 1541. It was part of a...
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Blue Star Memorial Highway
A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by The Garden Club of Rosemark in cooperation with The Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. and...
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Greek Influence
The architects of the 1929 National Bank of Commerce wanted to convey the strength of the bank by basing their design on ancient Greek temples. It's built according to the �Golden Section�...
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Chickasaw Trail
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....
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Burkle Estate
In the years immediately preceding the Civil War, Jacob Burkle operated the Memphis Stockyards on this site. Herdsmen seeking shelter and respite at Chelsea House found the stockyards a...
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Blair T. Hunt, Sr. & Jr.
Blair T. Hunt, Sr., was an African-American born into slavery in Huntsville, Alabama. As a youth, he came to Memphis with his owners, the Hunt family, and lived in the Hunt-Phelan House....
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Beale Street Baptist Church
Founded in the late 1840s by Rev. Morris Henderson and four other blacks, Beale Street Baptist Church is the oldest, continuous Negro congregation in Memphis. Withdrawing from the First...
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Schools For Freedmen
The first free "colored" school in the city was opened in early 1863 in a barrack building in South Memphis. In 1864, the U.S. Army issued a general order authorizing its officers to help with...
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Jane Terrell Hospital
The Negro Baptist Association founded the Jane Terrell Baptist Hospital at 698 Williams in 1909 under leadership of Dr. C.A. Terrell. At his death, it was renamed Terrell Memorial Hospital under...
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First Baptist Church, Lauderdale
Later, Dr. T.O. Fuller served as pastor. An educator, author, and advocator of racial adjustment, he organized the Inter-Racial League. In 1939, church officials utilized windows from its 1906...
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J. Millard "Jack" Smith1895-1976
Born at Stantonville, Tennessee, J. Millard "Jack" Smith was president of Memphis State College from 1946 until 1960 and was the first alumnus of the college to become president. Following World...
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Lucie Eddie CampbellComposer, Educator and Activist1885-1963
Born in Duck Hill, Mississippi, in 1885, the youngest of seven children, Lucie E. Campbell moved to Memphis and was educated in the Memphis public schools. She graduated as valedictorian from...
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Original City Hall
During the 1930's, City Hall was located at the northeast corner of Germantown Road and Dogwood Road. The fire truck was housed on the north side with access to Germantown Rd. In 1948, a new...
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National CemeteryIllinois Monument
When President Abraham Lincoln Called For Volunteers To Defend The Life Of Our Imperiled Nation These Valiant Sons Of Illinois Together With Other Heroes, Offered Their Lives With Patriotism...
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