Maxwelton (Circa 1855-1860)
Judge John Louis Taylor Sneed (1820-1901) named this house which is built of native poplar and cypress. Only a few of this "Victorian piano-box" style, more common to middle-Tennessee,...
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M E. Church South
Founded in 1840 on McVay Road near the cemetery, Germantown Methodist Church burned during the Civil War. The second church building was struck by lightning and also burned. In 1929, the...
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Mary Alice Park
Mary Alice Park Established 2006 The Town of Arlington welcomes you to Mary Alice Park, formerly the home of Arlington Blending & Packaging Company, a pesticide formulating and packaging facility...
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First Holiday Inn
The world's first Holiday Inn was opened on this site August 1, 1952 by Memphis entrepreneur Kemmons Wilson as a result of his unsatisfactory lodging experiences on a vacation the prior...
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Ellen Davies-Rodgers 1903-1994
Born Frances Ellen Davies, Mrs. Davies-Rodgers was teacher, school administrator, Shelby County Historian for 30 years, genealogist, author of 10 books (focusing mainly on the Brunswick area...
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Edward Shaw
In 1870, Edward Shaw became the first Memphis black to run for U.S. Congress. Though he did not win, he was active in politics, serving on the County Commission, the City Council, and as...
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Elmwood Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery was established on August 28, 1852. Buried here are Memphis pioneer families; 14 Confederate generals; victims of the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878; Governors Isham G. Harris...
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Elvis Aaron Presley
Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935, the son of Vernon and Gladys Presley. He moved to Memphis in 1948. Soon after signing a contract with Sun Records in 1954...
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Dr. Joseph Edison Walker 1880-1958
In 1923, Dr. J.E. Walker co-founded and was the first president of Universal Life Insurance Company, established in Memphis. A physician by training, he helped organize the old Memphis...
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Crump Home
Edward Hull Crump, Memphis political leader for half a century, constructed this residence for his family and himself in 1909. The landscaping was his constant pride until his death here in...
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Davies Manor Survivor of War
Davies Manor provides a stunning example of wartime survival. Located just north of the stage route between Memphis and Nashville, the house and surrounding plantation were visited by...
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Crystal Shrine Grotto
A unique cave was constructed by Memorial Park founder E. Clovis Hinds and Mexican artist Dionicio Rodriquez in 1935-38. Natural rock and quartz crystal collected from the Ozarks form...
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Cotton Pulley
Here is one of the last remnants from the days when cotton was king. This old pulley was used to hoist cotton bales onto wagons. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
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Cossitt Library
Cossitt Library. founded. by Frederick H Cossitt. of New York City. A.D. 1888. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
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Cora James
In the 1860s, Madame Cora James claimed to give psychic predictions, recover stolen goods, and cure insanity and nervous diseases from her room around the corner on Main. Submitted from the Shelby...
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