Document, Resolution of Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, 1964

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A document listing "Resolution of Citizens to Preserve Overton Park," Memphis, Tennessee, 1964 September 8. This is about the concern of the routing of Interstate Highway 40 through Overton Park in Memphis. The document stated Mrs. Ralph W. Handy (Marie Handy) as the Chairman of the organization.

Identifier

sc.0061.002_016.002

Date

1964 September 8

Keywords

Citizens to Preserve Overton Park; Civic planning; Community activism; Interstate 40; Interstate Highway System--Memphis; Overton Park Expressway Controversy; Parks and recreation; Ruffin, Marie Handy, 1916-2009

Recommended Citation

"Document, Resolution of Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, 1964" (2026). Documents. 14.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-mhruffinpapers1/14