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Robert Lewis Jr. became a business leader in Memphis, and was noted for his efforts at establishing T. O. Fuller State Park. Other noted achievements include advocating for the hiring of the first African-American firefighters in Memphis in 1955, being the first African-American appointed to the city's Alcohol Beverage Commission, and ...
Cowan is drained by Boiling Fork Creek, a tributary of the Elk River. US 41A (Cumberland Street) is the primary road in Cowan, connecting the city with Winchester and the Tims Ford Lake area to the west. To the east of Cowan, US 41A ascends nearly 1,000 feet (300 m) to the top of the Cumberland Plateau, where it passes through Sewanee and ...
Winchester: 17: Peter Simmons House: August 16, 1977 : 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Winchester on U.S. Route 64: Winchester: 18: Tims Ford Hydroelectric Project: Tims Ford Hydroelectric Project: August 11, 2017
Attorney Ricky Wilkins poses by the iconic "I AM A Man" phrase. Wilkins, a prominent civic figure and attorney in Memphis, died Oct. 19 at 58 years old.
The journalism community is mourning the death of Memphis journalist Amanda Hanson. She was 38 years old. Hanson, a journalist and the Leader of Digital Innovation with Action News 5, died on ...
Elmwood Cemetery was established as part of the Rural Cemetery Movement of the early-to-mid-19th century. A classic example of a garden cemetery, it is notable for its park-like setting, sweeping vistas, shady knolls, large stands of ancient trees, and magnificent monuments.
Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877) was a 19th-century American slave trader active in the lower Mississippi River valley, a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, and the first Grand Wizard of the Reconstruction-era Ku Klux Klan, serving from 1867 to 1869.
Logan Young (1940–2006) was a Memphis, Tennessee businessman and a booster for the University of Alabama football program.In 2005, Young was found guilty in federal court for charges relating to his role in a scheme to pay a high school football coach $150,000 to help recruit a player to Alabama.