Flags Over Memphis
In A Memorial Ceremony On May 9, 1967, The Flags Of The Nations Which Have Claimed The Land On Which The City Of Memphis Is Located Together With The State And City Flags Were Presented By: Spain, 1541 to 1681 Mrs. Kenneth Munden Mrs. Warren Webb Mrs. Jose Cadrecha France, 1681 to 1763 L'Alliance Francaise Great Britain, 1763 to 1782 English Speaking Union United States of America Since 1782 Daughters of American Revolution Regents Council Confederate States, 1861 to 1862 Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp Nathan Bedford Forrest No. 215 State of Tennessee Since 1796 West Tennessee Historical Society Founded 1819 City of Memphis Memorial Site Presented by City of Memphis Tablet presented by Downtown Auxiliary Unit
Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.