Marshall County Confederate Memorial

Historical marker location:

Lewisburg, Tennessee

( Memorial is at the intersection of West Church Street and North 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Church Street.)

Marker installed: 1904

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.