Carper Homestead

Historical marker location:

660 Thompson Ln, Nashville, Tennessee

( Marker can be reached from Thompson Lane (Tennessee Route 155) 0.1 miles west of Kraft Drive, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1969

The city of Memphis, Tennessee, was the site of the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. The Lorraine Motel, where Dr. King was staying, is now the National Civil Rights Museum.