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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F5C_naval-battle-of-memphis-1862_Memphis-TN.html
Atop these bluffs in the early morning hours of June 6, 1862, the citizens of Memphis gathered in exited anticipation as the Confederate River Defense Fleet steamed out into the Mississippi to meet the descending Union Gunboat Fleet. The "cotton-c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F57_confederate-park_Memphis-TN.html
Opened in 1906 as part of the Memphis Park and Parkway System, Confederate Park commemorates the Battle of Memphis. When Confederate forces retreated to Mississippi after the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862, unfortified Memphis became vulnerable to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM172J_zippin-pippin_Memphis-TN.html
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 and was affectionately christened the Pippin, 1920…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1726_the-first-lee-house_Memphis-TN.html
Built in 1869 by James Lee, Jr. (1832-1905), lawyer, riverman and leader in the development of Memphis, the first Lee House was designed by architect Joseph Willis. In this home of Italianate-Victorian design also lived James Lee, Sr. (1808-1889),…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1725_mallory-neely-house_Memphis-TN.html
Built circa 1852, this 25-room Italian villa-style mansion was home to the Isaac Kirtland, Benjamin Babb, James C. Neely, Daniel Grant, and Barton Lee Mallory families between 1852 and 1969. Extensively renovated during the 1880s and 1890s, it con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1724_collins-chapel-christian-methodist-episcopal-church_Memphis-TN.html
A "Daughter" of Wesley Chapel (later, the First United Methodist Church), Collins Chapel was organized in 1841 and purchased this site in 1859. Names for its first pastor, J. T. C. Collins, it predates the formation of the CME denomination. Collin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1723_lansky-brothers_Memphis-TN.html
Lansky Brothers was founded in 1946 by Bernard and Guy Lansky with a $125 investment from their father, S. L. Lansky. The store began at 126 Beale Street as an army surplus store, but gradually changed to accommodate customers interested in a one-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1722_former-criminal-courts-building_Memphis-TN.html
Designed by Jones & Furbringer, Architects, this building opened in 1925 as the Criminal Courts Building, housing two divisions of criminal court, a 300-bed county jail, and various offices. The limestone exterior features several design elements …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1721_second-presbyterian-church_Memphis-TN.html
(obverse)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 the Civil War, Federal troops occupied that…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1720_first-holiday-inn_Memphis-TN.html
The world's first Holiday Inn was opened on this site, August 1, 1952 by Memphis entrepreneur Kemmons Wilson as a result of his unsatisfactory lodging experiences on a vacation the prior summer with his wife Dorothy and their five children. He soo…