Caruthers Hall

Historical marker location:

Lebanon, Tennessee

( Marker is on West Main Street east of Greenwood Street (a.k.a.: Ceder City Trail), on the right when traveling west.)

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.