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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F60_lowenstein-mansion_Memphis-TN.html
Born in Germany in 1835, Elias Lowenstein emigrated to Memphis in 1854. The firm which he headed, B. Lowenstein & Bros. Department Store, was prominent in Memphis for 125 years. A leader in the Jewish community, he served as president of Temple Is…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F5Y_wmc-radio-station_Memphis-TN.html
Memphis' first full-service radio station began regularly scheduled broadcasting on January 20, 1923, from the top floor of this building, which was then the home of The Commercial Appeal newspaper. Listeners enjoyed a full range of musical expres…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F5U_thomas-alva-edison_Memphis-TN.html
In 1865-66 Edison was military telegraph operator with the Federal occupation army, working in a building formerly at the east corner of North Court and November 6 Streets, and boarding next door. Trying to invent an auto-repeat key, he managed to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F5T_tennessee-club_Memphis-TN.html
Bronze PlaqueThis property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.Corner stoneTennessee Club founded in 1875 by General Colton Greene. Club house built in 1890. Building Committe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F5S_128-court-street_Memphis-TN.html
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F5R_james-h-malone_Memphis-TN.html
The 35th mayor of Memphis, 1906-1910. Author of "The Chickasaw Nation". He shared a legal office on the 11th floor of the exchange building, overlooking Court Square, with his younger brother Walter Malone. Judge of the second circuit court of She…
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),…