Bruce Guthrie Photos: TN -- Memphis -- Tom Lee Park

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Wikipedia Description: Tom Lee Park
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Tom Lee Park is a city park located to the immediate west of downtown Memphis, Tennessee, overlooking the Mississippi River. Encompassing about 30 acres (0.12 km�) parallel to the Mississippi River for about one mile (1.6 km), it offers panoramic views of the Mississippi River and the shores of Arkansas on the opposite side. The park is named after Tom Lee, an African-American riverworker, who saved the lives of 32 passengers of the sinking steamboat M.E. Norman in 1925.

Luxury homes and condominiums line the top of the bluff overlooking the park and the river. The park hosts events throughout the year, perhaps most notably the major weekend events during Memphis in May. Tom Lee Park is a popular location for walkers, joggers, roller bladers and cyclists.

Geography

Tom Lee Park is approximately one mile (1.6 km) long, but not more than 400 ft (120 m) wide at any point. It encompasses about 30 acres (0.12 km�), running south from Beale Street, bounded by the Mississippi River to the west, and Riverside Blvd to the east, offering panoramic views of the Mississippi River.

The park is located at 35�08?22?N 90�03?29?W.

Sinking of the M.E.Norman

The park is named after area resident Tom Lee (1885–1952).

Late during the afternoon of May 8, 1925, Lee steered his 28 ft (8.5 m) skiff Zev upriver after delivering an official to Helena, Arkansas.

Also on the river was a steamboat, the M.E. Norman, carrying members of the Engineers Club of Memphis, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and their families.

One man rescues 32 lives

Tom Lee witnessed the M.E. Norman capsize in the swift current 15 mi (24 km) downriver from Memphis at Cow Island Bend. Although he could not swim, he rescued 32 people with five trips to shore. Lee acted quickly, calmly and with no regard for his own safety, continuing to search after night fell. Because of his efforts, only 23 people died.
Posthumous honors

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. TOMLEE_130228_004.JPG: Fort Assumption: South of here, at the highest part of the bluff, on Assumption Day, August 15, 1739, Fort Assumption was erected by Steur de Bienville, French Governor of Louisiana. This was the first structure built by Europeans in Shelby County, and the third such in Tennessee.
2. TOMLEE_130228_028.JPG: Tom Lee Memorial A very worthy Negro Tom Lee with his boat “Zev” saved thirty-two lives when the steamer U.S. Norman sank about twenty miles below Memphis May 8, 1925. But he has a finer monument than this—an invisible one. A monument of kindliness, generosity, courage and bigness of heart. His good deeds were scattered everywhere that day and into eternity. This monument erected by the grateful people of Memphis. Watkins Overton * E. H. Crump, Chm. * John Heiskell E. W. Hale * John Vesey * Abe Plough Frank Tobey * O. P. Williams * H. S. Lewis Walter Chandler * Joe Boyle * Jim Wood Will Fowler * Claude Armour * Hugo Dixon John T. Dwyer * Joe Curtis * Francis Andres Col Garner Miller * Robert Fredericks
3. TOMLEE_130228_066.JPG: Late afternoon of May 8, 1925, Tom Lee (1886-1952) steered his 28' skiff Zev upriver after delivering an official to Helena. Also on the river was a steamboat, the M. E. Norman, carrying members of the Engineers Club of Memphis, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and their families. Lee witnessed the Norman capsize in the swift current 15 miles downriver from Memphis at Cow Island Bend. Although he could not swim, he rescued 32 people with five trips to shore. Lee acted quickly, calmly and with no regard for his own safety, continuing to search after night fell. Because of his efforts, only 23 people died. For his heroism, Lee received many honors and awards. In 1954, this park was renamed and an obelisk was erected in his memory.
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