Sultana Memorial
In memory of those who died on the ill-fated passenger steamer Sultana On April 27, 1865, just north of Memphis, the luxury steamer Sultana's massive boilers exploded. The disaster claimed over...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Rosengarten's Store
Beginning in 1928, Louis Rosengarten built and operated this red brick general store. Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Frysen ran the store from 1942 to 1969. Later the structure was joined to the...
- shelby county
- tennessee
The First Lee House
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...
- shelby county
- tennessee
The First Railroad in West Tennessee
The LaGrange and Memphis Railroad Organized in 1835, the LaGrange and Memphis Railroad operated the first train from Memphis 4 1/2 miles on March 29, 1842, on the present roadbed of the...
- shelby county
- tennessee
The Hole in the Wall
Cousins Tony Angelos and Charles Skinner emigrated from Greece together and opened �The Hole in the Wall� cafe behind the old Peabody Hotel in 1911. In 1923, they opened the Bon Ton Cafe,...
- shelby county
- tennessee
The Shrine Building
The 10th through 12th floors of the Shrine Building held the headquarters of the Al Chymia Shrine Temple from 1923 to 1936, and the Shriners' logo is still etched above the door. The...
- shelby county
- tennessee
The Wigfall Grays4th Tennessee Infantry Company C
On April 15, 1861, eighty men from Collierville organized the Wigfall Grays to oppose President Lincoln's call for volunteers to invade the South. The company was named in honor of Senator Louis...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Tom Brooks Park
Herbert Thomas Brooks served in community leadership roles for over 50 years. His leadership and vision affected almost every facet of the community and can be seen in the physical beauty of...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Workingman's Hall
BERKELEY HISTORY WORKINGMAN’S HALL 1879 Originally located at Sixth and Delaware streets, this simple wooden building was constructed by volunteers from the Workingman’s Club, a west Berkeley...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- workingman
- 1879
- 1882
Ennor’s Restaurant Building
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 2006 Ennor’s Restaurant Building James W. Plachek, Architect John P. Brennan, Builder, 1923 This reinforced concrete building with its articulated brick...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- plachek
- brennan
Thomas Alva Edison
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....
- shelby county
- tennessee
U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Overton Park and I-40
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...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Union Avenue
Contrary to popular belief, Union Avenue's name has nothing to do with the Civil War. The street was the southern boundary of Memphis until 1850, when the city consolidated with the rival city...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Universal Life Insurance Building
Designed by the African-American architectural firm of McKissack and McKissack and constructed in 1949, this building houses the national headquarters of the Universal Life Insurance Company. The...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Site of First Memphis Telephone
On October 18, 1877, at residence of Col. Mike Burke, 673 Shelby, Superintendent of Miss. & Tenn. RR, which was connected only with RR office and home of Col. H.A. Montgomery at Poplar &...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Great Auto Race Centennial
GREAT AUTO RACE 1908 -- CENTENNIAL -- 2008 FROM NEW YORK TO PARIS. RACERS ARRIVED IN CANASTOTA FEB. 14TH STAYING OVERNIGHT. THE U.S. TEAM WON THE RACE. VILLAGE OF CANASTOTA DEDICATED 2/14/08...
- new york
- paris
- canastota
- auto
- race
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Parish founded in 1852 by German Catholics desiring ministry in their native tongue. Cornerstone laid 30 September 1864 at this site while Union soldiers fired a salute. Second oldest Catholic...
- shelby county
- tennessee
The Peabody Legacy
This was the site of the original Peabody Hotel from 1869 until 1923. George Peabody was a businessman who set aside $3.5 million to improve education in the South in 1868. After his death the...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Pettit House, Saskatoon
Pettit House A domestic example of the genius of Saskatoon architect Frank P. Martin, this eclectic house design represents the varied style of grand homes constructed during the 1912 boom. The...
- saskatoon
- frank p. martin
- arthur silver morton
- 1912
- residential ...
- saskatchewan
Shelby County Courthouse
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 Barrett...
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- tennessee