Historical Marker
"Lonesome" Cabin
Historical marker location:
2004 Highway 96, Burns, Tennessee
( Marker is on State Highway 96 east of Mathis Street, on the right when traveling east.)
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.