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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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW9U_beale-street-historic-district_Memphis-TN.html
Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark.
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States.
U.S. De…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP84_u-s-supreme-court-rules-on-overton-park-and-i-40_Memphis-TN.html
In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the State of Tennessee could not go through Overton Park to build I-40 based on environmental issues. This east-west interstate now follows I-240 around the north side of Memphis. It remains the only inco…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOWP_elvis-presley-and-sun-records-sun-records_Memphis-TN.html
FrontIn July 1954 Sun Records released Elvis Presley's first recording. That record, and Elvis' four that followed on the Sun label, changed popular music. Elvis developed an innovative and different sound combining blues, gospel, and country. Tha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLV4_piggly-wiggly_Memphis-TN.html
Marker Front:With a brass band, a beauty contest, flowers for the ladies, and balloons for the children Clarence Saunders of Memphis opened the first Piggly Wiggly, America's first completely self-service grocery store, at 79 Jefferson Avenue (1/2…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLQB_statuary-at-the-shelby-county-courthouse_Memphis-TN.html
Exterior statuary at the Shelby County Courthouse includes, most prominently, six seated figures carved from single blocks of Tennessee marble, representing Wisdom, Justice, Liberty, Authority, Peace, and Prosperity. Near the top of the north faca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLQA_shelby-county-courthouse_Memphis-TN.html
Designed by Architect James Gamble Rogers and dedicated on January 1, 1910, the Shelby County Courthouse is the largest and most ornate in Tennessee. Quarterly Court Chairman James Hill Barret led the movement for the imposing structure with moder…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLQ9_1862-post-office_Memphis-TN.html
On June 6, 1862 Memphis surrendered to Federal gunboats. The only resistance by citizens occurred here as a shot was fired at the soldiers hoisting the U.S. flag over the post office.