Moore County Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

196 Main St, Lynchburg, Tennessee

( Memorial is on Short Street east of Hiles Street, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1992

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.