Minor Hill War Memorial

Historical marker location:

Minor Hill, Tennessee

( Memorial is at the intersection of Wray Branch Road and Minor Hill Highway (Tennessee Route 11), on the left when traveling west on Wray Branch Road.)

Marker installed: 1979

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.