Historical Marker
Rusty Mechanism
Historical marker location:
230 Franklin Rd, Franklin, Tennessee
( Marker is on Liberty Pike, 0.2 miles east of Franklin Road (Business U.S. 31), on the left when traveling east.)
The Recycled Factory Man.
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.