Memphis Martyrs refers to a memorial site connected to the yellow fever epidemic of 1878, which devastated the city and claimed thousands of lives. The term honors clergy members who remained in Memphis to care for the sick and dying while many residents fled the city.
The memorial is located near Elmwood Cemetery, one of Memphis’s most historically significant burial grounds. Its placement ties the site directly to the epidemic’s impact on the city and preserves the memory of a defining public health crisis in Memphis history.
Quick facts
- Coordinates: 35.128403, -90.070494
- Type: Monument
OSM tags
- Historic: Monument
- Name: Memphis Martyrs
- note: TN historical commission
- Source: http://register.shelby.tn.us/shelby_landmarks/