Historical Marker

First Airfield

Historical marker location:
2305 Hampton Ave, Nashville, Tennessee
( Marker is on Hampton Avenue west of 23rd Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1970

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.
Tennessee random facts