Historical Marker
Steam Tractor 1886
Historical marker location:
1750 Salem Road, Cookeville TN 38501, Cookeville, Tennessee
( Marker is on Salem Road, on the right when traveling north.)
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.