Historical Marker
Hurricane Mills
Historical marker location:
44 Hurricane Mills Road, Hurricane Mills, Tennessee
( Marker is on Hurricane Mills Road (County Route 1796) east of Old Tennessee Route 13, on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1974
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.