Historical Marker
Forrest Shells the Depot
Historical marker location:
New Johnsonville, Tennessee
( Marker is on Old Johnsonville Road west of Museum Road, on the right when traveling west.)
The Battle of Johnsonville. November 4, 1864.
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.