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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 ...
The deaths of Cole and Walker proved to be the catalyst for the Memphis sanitation strike. On February 11, ten days after their deaths, union Local 1733 held a strike meeting where over 400 workers complained that the city refused to provide decent wages and working conditions. The workers wanted immediate action but the city refused. [7]
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
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.
Margaret Polk (1922–1990), namesake of Memphis Belle [23] Elvis Presley (1935–1977), American rock and roll artist and actor (his body was moved to Graceland shortly after burial) [24] Frank Trimble (1840–1915), merchant and real estate businessman [25] Kemmons Wilson (1913–2003), founder of the Holiday Inn hotel chain [26]
Barbara Rush, the Golden Globe-winning actress known for her work on Peyton's Place and in Magnificent Obsession, has died. She was 97.Rush's daughter, Claudia Cowan, confirmed that her mother ...
Winchester was created as the seat of justice for Franklin County by act of the Tennessee Legislature on November 22, 1809, and was laid out the following year. [1] The town is named for James Winchester, a soldier in the American Revolution, first Speaker of the Tennessee Legislature, and a brigadier general in the War of 1812, though he never lived in Winchester. [9]