William Henderson

Historical marker location:

177 West Main Street, Hendersonville, Tennessee

( Marker is on West Main Street (U.S. 31E) just west of Sanders Ferry Road, on the left when traveling west.)

1752-circa 1807.

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.