In 1807

Historical marker location:

5025 Harding Pike, Nashville, Tennessee

( Marker can be reached from Leake Avenue east of Harding Pike (U.S. 70S).)

[Harding Cabin]. Belle Meade Plantation.

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.