James Crawford Murphy

Historical marker location:

152 W Main St, Sevierville, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (U.S. 411) and Court Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1986

1807-1894.

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.