First Dug Well in Loretto

Historical marker location:

310 Church St, Loretto, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Avenue South and Church Street, on the right when traveling south on 3rd Avenue South.)

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.