Historical Marker
The Cove
Historical marker location:
College Grove, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of Arno-Allisona Road and Pulltight Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on Arno-Allisona Road.)
Marker installed: 1999
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.