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In 1922, Lewis purchased the Memphis Red Sox, a baseball team in the Negro leagues. He also financed the construction of Martin Stadium (sometimes called "Lewis Park") in Memphis. At the time, the city's hotels were racially segregated, and opposing team members were lodged at the funeral home. [1] [2]
Located in the Arkansas Delta, Crittenden County is Arkansas's 12th county, formed October 22, 1825, and named for Robert Crittenden, [3] the first Secretary of the Arkansas Territory. The legislature selected the (now extant) community of Greenock as the first county seat, and court was first held there in the home of William Lloyd in June 1826.
An early settlement that was established for ferry operations between Memphis and Arkansas in the early 1880s was given the name West Memphis. This small settlement, located directly south of the present day Memphis & Arkansas Bridge , never incorporated and died out shortly after ferry traffic ceased due to the completion of the Frisco Bridge ...
Christopher Byers (died 1993), victim of the West Memphis Three [13] Walter Chandler (1887–1967), U.S. Representative from Tennessee and mayor of Memphis [14] Clifford Davis (1897–1970), U.S. Representative from Tennessee [15] Charlie Feathers (1932–1998), American musician [16] Frank P. Gates (1895–1975), Mississippi architect [17]
Highway 77 (AR 77, Ark. 77, and Hwy. 77) is a north–south state highway in Northeast Arkansas.The route of 66.70 miles (107.34 km) runs from US Highway 70 (US 70) in West Memphis north through small towns and agricultural areas of the Arkansas Delta to Missouri Route 108 at the Missouri state line.
The Lawrie House is a historic house at 600 North 7th Street in West Memphis, Arkansas. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof and numerous projecting gables. The first floor is faced in brick veneer, giving the appearance of a raised basement.
The former West Memphis City Hall is a historic municipal building at 100 Court Street in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States.It is a brick building, whose original 1938 construction consisted of two two-story sections joined by a single-story connector.
Arkansas Highway 191 (AR 191, Hwy. 191) is a 2.27-mile (3.65 km) state highway located entirely within West Memphis in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The highway runs from U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) north to AR 77. [2] The highway is maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).