Natchez Trace Road

Historical marker location:

Franklin, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of Old Natchez Trace and Old Hillsboro Road (Tennessee Route 46), on the right when traveling east on Old Natchez Trace.)

Marker installed: 1912

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.