Naval Battle of Memphis 1862
Atop these bluffs in the early morning hours of June 6, 1862, the citizens of Memphis gathered in excited anticipation as the Confederate River Defense Fleet steamed in the Mississippi River...
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Revolutionary War Soldiers Interred In Shelby County
Major Joseph Hardaway Captain Nathaniel Moore Lieutenant John Bolton Lieutenant Clement McDaniel James Avery Joseph Ballew John Daugherty Kader Harrell William Hillis John Holliday James G. Hooker...
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Robert R. Church Statue
In Memory of Robert R. Church 1839-1912 Pioneer Businessman, Benefactor & Distinguished Citizen of Memphis Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
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National Cemetery Minnesota Monument
Erected 1916 By The State Of Minnesota In Memory Of Her Soldiers Here Buried Who Lost Their Lives In The Service Of The United States In The War For The Preservation Of The Union A.D....
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Peabody Lobby
"The Mississippi Delta begins in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel and ends on Catfish Row in Vicksburg... If you stand near its fountain in the middle of the lobby, where ducks waddle and turtles...
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The Headless Horseman Bridge
THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN BRIDGE DESCRIBED BY IRVING IN THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW FORMERLY SPANNED THIS STREAM AT THIS SPOT Submitted by @RoadTripNE
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St. Peter Catholic Church
St. Peter's was founded in 1840, the first Roman Catholic Parish in West Tennessee and given to the Dominican Order in 1846. The present church was built 1852-1855 around a smaller church which...
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Shelby County
Established 1819; named in honor of Isaac Shelby who, along with Andrew Jackson, was appointed United States Commissioner; together they arranged the purchase of the Western District from...
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Tennessee Williams
In the spring of 1935 while visiting his grandparents, the Rev. and Mrs. Walter F. Dakin, at 1917 Snowden, Tennessee Williams first encountered Chekhov in Southwestern's library, and wrote his...
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Piggly Wiggly
With a brass band, a beauty contest, flowers for the ladies, and balloons for the children, Clarence Saunders of Memphis opened the first Piggly Wiggly, America's first completely self- service...
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Sun Records
In the early 1950's Sun Records was a small recording studio located here at 706 Union. Owned and operated by Sam C. Phillips, Sun Records became nationally known for giving many local...
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Tennessee Williams First Performance
On the evening of July 12, 1935, in the garden behind this house, the Garden Players under the direction of Arthur Scharff performed Tennessee Williams' first staged play "Cairo,...
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Sultana Memorial
In memory of those who died on the ill-fated passenger steamer Sultana On April 27, 1865, just north of Memphis, the luxury steamer Sultana's massive boilers exploded. The disaster claimed over...
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Rosengarten's Store
Beginning in 1928, Louis Rosengarten built and operated this red brick general store. Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Frysen ran the store from 1942 to 1969. Later the structure was joined to the...
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The First Lee House
Built in 1869 by James Lee, Jr. (1832-1905), lawyer, riverman and leader in the development of Memphis, the first Lee House was designed by architect Joseph Willis. In this home...
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The First Railroad in West Tennessee
The LaGrange and Memphis Railroad Organized in 1835, the LaGrange and Memphis Railroad operated the first train from Memphis 4 1/2 miles on March 29, 1842, on the present roadbed of the...
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The Hole in the Wall
Cousins Tony Angelos and Charles Skinner emigrated from Greece together and opened �The Hole in the Wall� cafe behind the old Peabody Hotel in 1911. In 1923, they opened the Bon Ton Cafe,...
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The Shrine Building
The 10th through 12th floors of the Shrine Building held the headquarters of the Al Chymia Shrine Temple from 1923 to 1936, and the Shriners' logo is still etched above the door. The...
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The Wigfall Grays4th Tennessee Infantry Company C
On April 15, 1861, eighty men from Collierville organized the Wigfall Grays to oppose President Lincoln's call for volunteers to invade the South. The company was named in honor of Senator Louis...
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Tom Brooks Park
Herbert Thomas Brooks served in community leadership roles for over 50 years. His leadership and vision affected almost every facet of the community and can be seen in the physical beauty of...
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