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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYWP_captain-kit-dalton_Memphis-TN.html
He fought for the Confederacy and with Quantrell's Raiders. After the war he rode with Jesse and Frank James and Cole Younger. Over 100 years ago a $50,000 reward was offered for him dead or alive. Since they could not capture him, he was later pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYU8_confederate-soldiers-rest_Memphis-TN.html
Confederate Soldiers Rest is located in the Fowler Section of Historic Elmwood Cemetery. Over 1000 Confederate Soldiers and Veterans are buried here. An article in The Memphis Daily Appeal on 27 June 1861 stated that this plot was dedicated to the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYS1_nathan-bedford-forrest-iii-airman_Memphis-TN.html
(obverse)Brigadier General N.B. Forrest, III, U.S. Army Air Force, was born in Memphis on April 7, 1905 and was the was the first American General Officer killed in combat against the nazis during World War II. He died while participating in a B-1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYRD_nathan-bedford-forrest_Memphis-TN.html
Nathan - Bedford - ForrestMDCCCXXI - MDCCCLXVII"Those hoof beats die not upon fame's crimson sod, But will ring through her song and her story; He fought like a Titan and struck like a god, And his dust is our ashes of glory." Virginia Frazer Boy…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYPS_capt-j-harvey-mathes_Memphis-TN.html
Capt. J. Harvey Mathes37th. Tenn. C.S.A.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYPR_jefferson-davis-memorial_Memphis-TN.html
(Front):Jefferson DavisPresident of the Confederate States of America1861 - 1865Before the War Between the States, he served with distinction as a United States Congressman and twice as a United States Senator. He also served as Secretary of War o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWVN_solvent-savings-bank_Memphis-TN.html
The Solvent Savings Bank and Trust Company founded by Robert Church, Sr., first Negro bank established in Memphis, opened at this site, 392 Beale Street, in 1906. It survived the money panic of 1907 and became the fourth largest black bank in the …