Mark Robertson Cockrill

Historical marker location:

6600 Charlotte Pike, Nashville, Tennessee

( Marker is on Charlotte Pike (U.S. 70) 0.1 miles west of Annex Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1938

Born December 2, 1788 - Died June 26, 1872.

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.