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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCIA_calvary-cemetery_Memphis-TN.html
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. Patrick Parish, was a leading proponent and advocate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8YP_wlok-radio-station_Memphis-TN.html
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 top African-American leaders have appeared. Several of the na…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8X1_nat-d-williams_Memphis-TN.html
In 1948, Nat D. Williams became the first black radio announcer in Memphis when he began broadcasting for WDIA. He was a cofounder of the Cotton Makers Jubilee and is credited with giving the celebration its name. A history teacher in the Memphis …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM62W_elvis-aaron-presley_Memphis-TN.html
Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935, the son of Vernon and Gladys Presley. He moved to Memphis in 1948. Soon after signing a contract with Sun Records in 1954 he achieved tremendous popularity. His musical and acting …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5XR_ida-b-wells_Memphis-TN.html
Ida B. Wells crusaded against lynchings in Memphis and the South. In 1892 while editor of the Memphis Free Speech, located in this vicinity, she wrote of the lynching of three Black businessmen. As a result, her newspaper office was destroyed and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5XO_rufus-thomas-jr_Memphis-TN.html
(Obverse)Born March 26, 1917, in Cayce, Mississippi, this legendary entertainer known worldwide, began his career in the 1930s with the Rabbit Foot Minstrel Shows. He was the organizer and master of ceremonies of the amateur shows in the 1940s and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5XN_pee-wee-saloon_Memphis-TN.html
Pee Wee's Saloon was the favorite meeting spot for Memphis musicians in the early 20th century. W.C. Handy used the cigar counter to write out copies of the Beale Street Blues for his band members. One of those songs, written for the 1909 politica…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5XM_schools-for-freedmen_Memphis-TN.html
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 hep with these schools for the education of freedmen. In 1865 the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM536_the-first-railroad-in-west-tennessee_Memphis-TN.html
Organized in 1835, the LaGrange and Memphis Railroad operated the first train from Memphis 4 1/2 miles on March 29, 1842, on the present roadbed of the Southern Railway. The depot which was destroyed by fire February 1, 1853 was located here. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4OV_memphis-martyrs_Memphis-TN.html
In August, 1878, fear of death caused a panic during which 30,000 of 50,000 Memphians fled this bluff city. By October, the epidemic of yellow fever killed 4,204 of 6,000 Caucasians and 946 of 14,000 Negros who stayed. With some outside help, citi…