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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N41_normal-station-neighborhood_Memphis-TN.html
Named for a teacher's college and railroad depot, the Normal Station neighborhood is bounded by Goodlett, Park, Highland, and Southern. The Chickasaws originally had a hunting camp on Black Bayou that runs through the area. William F. Eckles bough…
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The majestic Bengal tiger was adopted as the official mascot of Memphis in 1939. It represents the University's commitment to academic excellence and celebrates leadership, athletic strength and valor. To foster campus spirit, the Highland Hundred…
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In the fall of 1959 some 4,500 students enrolled at Memphis State University. Among them were eight African Americans, the first to break the University's color barrier. They were Bertha Mae Rogers (Looney), Rose Blakney (Love) and Marvis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MIV_j-millard-jack-smith_Memphis-TN.html
Born at Statonville, 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 War II, he guided the institution through an era of a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MIA_this-flagpole-is-dedicated-to-the-men-and-women-of-the-united-states-military-services_Memphis-TN.html
The American Flag flying above you was previously flown over 14th Air Force Headquarters, Vandenberg AFB, CA on May 13, 2011 supporting Joint Space Forces and the Department of Defense. During World War II, by executive order signed by President R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LBQ_gen-james-m-kennedy-hospital_Memphis-TN.html
A U.S. Army hospital on this site treated more than 44,000 combat veterans during World War II. Opened Jan. 23, 1943, it was named for the late Brig. Gen. James M. Kennedy, distinguished Army surgeon and veteran of both the Spanish-American War an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KY9_normal-depot_Memphis-TN.html
Southern Railway's Normal Depot was completed in time for the dedication of the West Tennessee Normal School on September 10, 1912. A brick Craftsman-style building with a tiled hip roof, it was a commuter station with separate white and "colored"…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KT2_maxwelton-circa-1855-1860_Memphis-TN.html
Judge John Louis Taylor Sneed (1820-1901) named this house which is built of native poplar and cypress. Only a few of this "Victorian piano-box" style, more common to middle-Tennessee, survive. E.A. Spottswood, Sr. sold this land to Levi Joy in 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F6C_the-university-of-memphis_Memphis-TN.html
This public institution of higher learning has grown with the city of Memphis since opening in 1912. Its development went through the following stages: West Tennessee State Normal School (1912-25); West Tennessee State Teachers College (1925-1941)…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F6B_clarence-saunders-pink-palace_Memphis-TN.html
Clarence Saunders, whose self-service groceries were followed by modern supermarkets, started construction of this building for his home in 1922. It was incomplete when he lost an epic Stock Exchange battle. Developers who bought the grounds gave …