Wildcats
Court Square was pretty far out of town in the early days. Wildcats still prowled in its woods as recently as the 1870's Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
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William G. Leftwich, Jr. Memorial
Semper Fidelis This Monument Is Erected To Preserve The Memory Of William G. Leftwich, Jr., Lt. Colonel, United States Marine Corps. A Native Memphian Who Lost His Life On November 18, 1970, When...
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William Len
Memphians have been asking "Who is William Len?" ever since the Wm. Len Hotel, now apartments, opened in 1930. William Len Seaman was the father- in-law of the hotel's manager and one of...
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WMC Radio Station
Memphis' first full-service radio station began regularly scheduled broadcasting on January 20, 1923, from the top floor of this building, which was then the home of The Commercial...
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Solvent Savings Bank
The Solvent Savings Bank and Trust Company founded by Robert Church, Sr., first Negro bank established in Memphis, opened at this site, 392 Beale Street, in 1906. It survived the money panic of...
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Mud Island
Mud Island Mud Island, across the old Wolf River channel before you, began to be formed by the Mississippi River around 1900. By 1916 there was concern that it would grow so far south that...
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Zero Milestone
Zero Milestone Erected By The Engineers Club Of Memphis 1923 Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
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Captain Pedro Fages Trail
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Zion Cemetery
Zion Cemetery, comprising 15 acres, was established in 1876 by the United Sons of Zion Association, a group of former slaves who responded to the need for a respectable burial site for...
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USS Memphis 1925
USS Memphis ship's bell, 1925 Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
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Zippin Pippin
The wooden roller coaster erected on the Fairgrounds in 1923 was the Mid-South's premier outdoor amusement park ride for more than eight decades. It was built by coaster design pioneer John Miller...
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Winchester Cemetery
The Winchester New Burying Grounds was established in 1828 as the first cemetery for Memphis by Andrew Jackson, John Overton, and James Winchester, the three original land owners of Memphis. At...
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WLOK Radio Station
In 1977 WLOK became Memphis' first African- American owned radio station. Established on this site, Gilliam Communications' WLOK is a family- oriented format on which many of the nation's...
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Veterans Plaza Vietnam War
Dedicated to the memory of the brave Americans from Shelby County who died in the Vietnam War Abbott, James M. Alexander, Elton H. Allen, Dan S. III Andre, Howard V. Jr Bailey, James R....
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University Of West Tennessee
In 1900, the University of West Tennessee was established in Jackson by Dr. Miles V. Lynk, M.D. Seven years later, he moved it to Memphis. A graduate of Meharry Medical College, Dr. Lynk...
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Wilks Brooks Residence
Wilks Brooks, his wife Agnes and son Joseph maintained this house while at their plantation, Woodlawn, on Old Poplar Pike. They would drive by buggy to Germantown on Saturdays for supplies...
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Woodstock Community Veterans Memorial
Erected in memory of Professor and Mrs. R.L. Roddy In Honor Of Archie, Roosevelt Booth, Edward Booth, Eddie L. Boyd, Wilbert Bradford, Leroy Brooks, Beatral Brooks, Ofair Bryant, Nathaniel...
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Wade Bolton and Bolton College
On this site in 1887 upon the Hoboken Plantation was erected the first building of Bolton College, established under the provisions of the will of Wade H. Bolton, prominent landowner, killed...
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William Herbert Brewster, Sr. 1897-1987
Born on July 2, 1897, in Somerville, Tenn., to sharecropper parents, the Rev. William H. Brewster was a prolific composer of gospel music, contributing over 200 works to the repertory. Two of his...
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Tom Lee (1885-1952)
Late afternoon of May 8, 1925 Tom Lee (1885-1952) steered his 28' skiff Zev upriver after delivering an official to Helena. Also on the river was a steamboat, the M.E. Norman, carrying members...
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