- Memphis, Tennessee - Wikipedia
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Tennessee, the fifth-most populous in the Southeast, and the 28th-most populous in the nation Memphis is the largest city proper on the Mississippi River and anchors the Memphis
- History of Memphis, Tennessee - Wikipedia
Historic aerial view of Memphis (1870) Court Square in Memphis (c 1917) The history of Memphis, Tennessee and its area began many thousands of years ago with succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples In the first millennium, it was settled by the Mississippian culture The Chickasaw Indian tribe emerged about the 17th century, or migrated into the area [1]
- Memphis, Tennessee - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Memphis is the second-most populous city in the state of Tennessee The city has a large port on the Mississippi River It is also well known for blues music and barbecue The city is also home to FedEx, a leading company that ships packages around the world Memphis is also known for being the home of rock and roll legend Elvis Presley Memphis is named for Memphis, Egypt, an ancient capital
- Timeline of Memphis, Tennessee - Wikipedia
Tennessee capital relocated to Memphis from Nashville [3] June 6: First Battle of Memphis takes place on Mississippi River near town; Union forces take Memphis [3] 1864 August 21: Second Battle of Memphis First National Bank of Memphis established [7] 1866 May: Racial unrest
- Memphis | Facts, Map, Points of Interest | Britannica
Memphis is a city and the seat of Shelby county located in extreme southwestern corner of Tennessee on the Mississippi River It is the most populous city in the state and is at the center of Tennessee’s second largest metropolitan area Learn more about Memphis’s history, attractions, and culture, including its contributions to music
- Culture of Memphis, Tennessee - Wikipedia
"Welcome to Memphis" sign on U S Route 51 (2008) Memphis, Tennessee has a long history of distinctive contributions to the culture of the American South and beyond Although it is an important part of the culture of Tennessee, the history, arts, and cuisine of Memphis are more closely associated with the culture of the Deep South (particularly the Mississippi Delta) than the rest of the state
- Memphis - Wikipedia
Memphis (1992 film), an American television film Memphis, a film directed by Tim Sutton ; Memphis (mythology), the wife of Epaphus, who was, according to legend, the founder of Memphis, Egypt Memphis, a genus of brush-footed butterflies; Memphis (cigarette), a cigarette brand of Austria Tabak Memphis (typeface), a slab-serif typeface designed in 1929 by Rudolf Wolf
- Memphis, Tennessee (song) - Wikipedia
"Memphis, Tennessee", sometimes shortened to "Memphis", is a song by Chuck Berry, first released in 1959 In the UK, the song charted at number 6 in 1963; at the same time Decca Records issued a cover version in the UK by Dave Berry and the Cruisers, which also became a UK Top 20 hit single Johnny Rivers's version of the song was a number two US hit in 1964
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