Shelby County / Memphis
Shelby County
Established 1819; named in honor of ISAAC SHELBY who, along with Andrew Jackson, as appointed United States Commissioner; together they arranged the purchase of the Western District from the Chickasaw Indian Nation in 1818.
Memphis
Founded 1819, by Andrew Jackson, John Overton and James Winchester; the latter named it. Incorporated, 1826, population less than 500 & area less than 1 sq. mi. It has since its original foundation absorbed seven other towns, is now the state's largest city, one of the country's largest inland ports and the world's largest cotton market.
Marker is on Poplar Avenue (U.S. 72) east of Interstate 240, on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
