Historical Marker
First Holiday Inn
Historical marker location:
4923 - 4957 Summer Ave, Memphis, Tennessee
( Marker is on Summer Avenue, 0.1 miles east of North Mendenhall Road, on the right when traveling east.)
Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union during the Civil War. It joined the Confederacy in June 1861, but a significant portion of its population remained loyal to the Union, leading to a bitter and divided conflict within the state.