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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11F0_wdia_Memphis-TN.html
WDIA, the Goodwill Station, was the first radio station in the nation to have an all-black format. This format made WDIA the top-rated Memphis Station in the early 1950's. In 1948, Nat D. Williams became its first black "D-J". Among those who appe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11EW_civil-war-in-tennessee_Memphis-TN.html
In 1860, Memphis had Tennessee's largest cotton and slave markets and was a strategic Mississippi River gateway. The naval battle of Memphis in June 1862 took place as thousands of residents watched nine Union vessels defeat eight Confederate ship…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11ET_virginia-ginnie-bethel-moon_Memphis-TN.html
The daughter of a Confederate sympathizer, Ginnie Moon was a noted Southern Civil War spy. Born in Ohio, Ginnie moved to Memphis with her mother in 1862. She was arrested for spying soon after the Federal Army occupied the city, but escaped to con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11ES_elizabeth-avery-meriwether_Memphis-TN.html
Born in Bolivar, Elizabeth Meriwether spent much of her life in Memphis. A noted author, her more famous works include The Master of Red Leaf, Black and White, and Recollections of 92 Years. Mrs. Meriwether toured many states lecturing in support …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11E3_crystal-shrine-grotto_Memphis-TN.html
A unique cave was constructed by Memoral Park founder E. Clovis Hinds and Mexican artist Dionicio Rodriquez in 1935-38. Natural rock and quartz crystal collected from the Ozarks form the background for nine scenes from the life of Christ. The cave…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11DZ_n-b-forrest-camp-215-sons-of-confederate-veterans_Memphis-TN.html
On June 28, 1900, a group of over 100 sons and grandsons of Confederate veterans met in Memphis to organize a local chapter, or "camp" of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, later known as the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV). Following act…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10FK_confederate-states-of-america_Memphis-TN.html
When Southern states seceded from the union in 1861, the Mississippi River became not only a vital commercial waterway, but also a strategic route through the heart of the Confederacy. The river proved to be the South's greatest weakness At the on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10CA_tennessee_Memphis-TN.html
Although eastern Tennessee was settled in the 1770's, Western Tennessee was still wilderness when the state was admitted to the Union in 1796. Fort Pickering, a trading post of the Fourth Chickasaw bluff was located near present day Memphis. At th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10C9_great-britain_Memphis-TN.html
As early as the 1730's, a few British traders lived among the Chickasaw in this area, but Great Britain's brief ascendancy on the Lower Mississippi did not began until 1763. In that year, the British defeated France in the Seven Years' War and too…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10C8_spain_Memphis-TN.html
The Spanish were the first Europeans to discover the Lower Mississippi, but 260 years of shifting international politics allowed them only occasional sovereignty over the area.
Hernando DeSoto's pioneering expedition stumbled on the Mississippi…