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WLOK Radio Station

In 1977 WLOK became Memphis' first African-American owned radio station. Established on this site, Gilliam Communications' WLOK is a family-oriented format on which many of the nation's top...

In 1977 WLOK became Memphis' first African- American owned radio station. Established on this site, Gilliam Communications' WLOK is a family- oriented format on which many of the nation's...

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Veterans Plaza Vietnam War

Dedicated to the memory of the brave Americans from Shelby County who died in the Vietnam War Abbott, James M. Alexander, Elton H. Allen, Dan S. III Andre, Howard V. Jr Bailey, James R. Bailey,...

Dedicated to the memory of the brave Americans from Shelby County who died in the Vietnam War Abbott, James M. Alexander, Elton H. Allen, Dan S. III Andre, Howard V. Jr Bailey, James R....

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University Of West Tennessee

In 1900, the University of West Tennessee was established in Jackson by Dr. Miles V. Lynk, M.D. Seven years later, he moved it to Memphis. A graduate of Meharry Medical College, Dr. Lynk was...

In 1900, the University of West Tennessee was established in Jackson by Dr. Miles V. Lynk, M.D. Seven years later, he moved it to Memphis. A graduate of Meharry Medical College, Dr. Lynk...

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Wilks Brooks Residence

Wilks Brooks, his wife Agnes and son Joseph maintained this house while at their plantation, Woodlawn, on Old Poplar Pike. They would drive by buggy to Germantown on Saturdays for supplies and...

Wilks Brooks, his wife Agnes and son Joseph maintained this house while at their plantation, Woodlawn, on Old Poplar Pike. They would drive by buggy to Germantown on Saturdays for supplies...

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Woodstock Community Veterans Memorial

Erected in memory of Professor and Mrs. R.L. Roddy In Honor Of Archie, Roosevelt Booth, Edward Booth, Eddie L. Boyd, Wilbert Bradford, Leroy Brooks, Beatral Brooks, Ofair Bryant, Nathaniel...

Erected in memory of Professor and Mrs. R.L. Roddy In Honor Of Archie, Roosevelt Booth, Edward Booth, Eddie L. Boyd, Wilbert Bradford, Leroy Brooks, Beatral Brooks, Ofair Bryant, Nathaniel...

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Wade Bolton and Bolton College

On this site in 1887 upon the Hoboken Plantation was erected the first building of Bolton College, established under the provisions of the will of Wade H. Bolton, prominent landowner, killed in...

On this site in 1887 upon the Hoboken Plantation was erected the first building of Bolton College, established under the provisions of the will of Wade H. Bolton, prominent landowner, killed...

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William Herbert Brewster, Sr. 1897-1987

Born on July 2, 1897, in Somerville, Tenn., to sharecropper parents, the Rev. William H. Brewster was a prolific composer of gospel music, contributing over 200 works to the repertory. Two of his...

Born on July 2, 1897, in Somerville, Tenn., to sharecropper parents, the Rev. William H. Brewster was a prolific composer of gospel music, contributing over 200 works to the repertory. Two of his...

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Tom Lee (1885-1952)

Late afternoon of May 8, 1925 Tom Lee (1885-1952) steered his 28' skiff Zev upriver after delivering an official to Helena. Also on the river was a steamboat, the M.E. Norman, carrying members of...

Late afternoon of May 8, 1925 Tom Lee (1885-1952) steered his 28' skiff Zev upriver after delivering an official to Helena. Also on the river was a steamboat, the M.E. Norman, carrying members...

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The Hunt - Phelan Home

During the Civil War, the house was commandeered by General Ulysses Grant as his Memphis headquarters. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, and a friend of the Hunt family, also spent...

During the Civil War, the house was commandeered by General Ulysses Grant as his Memphis headquarters. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, and a friend of the Hunt family, also spent...

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The Mount Nebo Baptist Church

For a short time the members met in an improvised building using old sacks for the enclosure, thus the soubriquet "Sacks Chapel." The Reverends Abraham Henderson, J.W. Shaw, Roy Love, and James H....

For a short time the members met in an improvised building using old sacks for the enclosure, thus the soubriquet "Sacks Chapel." The Reverends Abraham Henderson, J.W. Shaw, Roy Love, and James H....

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T. H. Hayes And Sons Funeral Home

Founded in 1902 by Thomas H. Hayes, Sr., T.H. Hayes and Sons Funeral Home is Memphis' oldest black business. Originally on Poplar, the business moved to Lauderdale in 1918. Hayes was active in the...

Founded in 1902 by Thomas H. Hayes, Sr., T.H. Hayes and Sons Funeral Home is Memphis' oldest black business. Originally on Poplar, the business moved to Lauderdale in 1918. Hayes was active in the...

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Stax Recording Studios

On this site stood Stax Records, Inc. which boasted such stars as Otis Redding, Rufus and Carla Thomas, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Albert King, the Bar-Kays, and many others. It relied upon...

On this site stood Stax Records, Inc. which boasted such stars as Otis Redding, Rufus and Carla Thomas, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Albert King, the Bar-Kays, and many others. It relied upon...

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The Pontotoc Trace

Long years before pioneer settlements established outposts of civilization on the banks of the Father of Waters, The Trail connecting the Chickasaw Village of Pontotoc with the bluffs of the...

Long years before pioneer settlements established outposts of civilization on the banks of the Father of Waters, The Trail connecting the Chickasaw Village of Pontotoc with the bluffs of the...

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Stage Stop Log Cabin

Old Stage Coach Rest Stop Built 1851 Moved and Restored by Miss-Ark-Tenn Packing Corp. and National Can Corp. Collierville, Tenn. Dedicated May 8, 1977 Tribute to Carolyn Carrington Crump In...

Old Stage Coach Rest Stop Built 1851 Moved and Restored by Miss-Ark-Tenn Packing Corp. and National Can Corp. Collierville, Tenn. Dedicated May 8, 1977 Tribute to Carolyn Carrington Crump...

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Raleigh

First known as Sanderlin's Bluff, the town of Raleigh was named by Joseph Graham, the first Circuit Court Clerk, for his North Carolina hometown. It was the county seat of Shelby County from 1824...

First known as Sanderlin's Bluff, the town of Raleigh was named by Joseph Graham, the first Circuit Court Clerk, for his North Carolina hometown. It was the county seat of Shelby County from 1824...

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Rachel H. K. Burrow Museum

Early pioneers settled in the Arlington area around 1830. A depot, called Withe Station, was established in 1856. The land was given by General Samuel Jackson Hays. In 1872 his land holdings were...

Early pioneers settled in the Arlington area around 1830. A depot, called Withe Station, was established in 1856. The land was given by General Samuel Jackson Hays. In 1872 his land holdings were...

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Park Field

During WWI Park Field became a Signal Corps aviation school, one of the 1st airfields in West Tennessee. Gen. Jas. H. Doolittle often ferried aeroplanes in for Curtiss Aircraft. After WWI Park...

During WWI Park Field became a Signal Corps aviation school, one of the 1st airfields in West Tennessee. Gen. Jas. H. Doolittle often ferried aeroplanes in for Curtiss Aircraft. After WWI...

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Old Stagecoach Inn

Just to the north is the site of an old inn used by stagecoach and other travellers between Memphis and eastern settlements from 1829 until stagecoach travel ceased. It was dismantled in 1926....

Just to the north is the site of an old inn used by stagecoach and other travellers between Memphis and eastern settlements from 1829 until stagecoach travel ceased. It was dismantled in...

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Oak Grove Baptist Church

Named Oak Grove because of its original location in a grove of Oak trees, the history of the church began with a small group of "freed" blacks in 1863. Mary C. and Ella J. Williams, of Williams...

Named Oak Grove because of its original location in a grove of Oak trees, the history of the church began with a small group of "freed" blacks in 1863. Mary C. and Ella J. Williams, of...

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Nicholas Gotten 1832-1919

Nicholas Gotten a native of Spangdahlen, Germany, immigrated to America at age 22; worked in the north before coming to Tennessee; established himself as a blacksmith in Union Depot (Bartlett),...

Nicholas Gotten a native of Spangdahlen, Germany, immigrated to America at age 22; worked in the north before coming to Tennessee; established himself as a blacksmith in Union Depot...

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