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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10C7_north-carolina_Memphis-TN.html
In the 1700s, the western boundary of the British Crown Colony of North Carolina extended, in theory, to the Mississippi River. Much of this was academic, however, and the western Tennessee territory which bordered the river was in fact the proper…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10C6_france_Memphis-TN.html
France was the first nation to settle and develop the Lower Mississippi. Although they governed it for only 80 years, the French left a lasting impression on the river and its valley. In 1673, Louis Jolliet, a French trader, and Father Jacques …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ36_confederate-history-of-memphis_Memphis-TN.html
This bluff was fortified by Gen. Pillow May 1862. Thirty seven companies were equipped here for the Confederate service. The Confederate Ram, Arkansas, one of the first ironclad battleships in the Navy was built and partially armored here, but fea…