A really cool site on the history of Memphis - MemphisHistory.com
I can’t really remember where i found this really cool site on the history of Memphis, but it is a must see. It’s very well done and full of content. I learn quite a few things I didn’t know just sitting here reading for a few a minutes.
Here the history of Memphis is presented. From the Chickasaw to the great New Madrid earthquake of 1811 on to the land’s purchase by John Overton and Andrew Jackson, followed by incorporation and Civil War occupation. Picking up with the yellow fever followed by the surrender of the city charter and the tenure of the former city as a taxing district of Shelby County and the state of Tennessee. We continue Memphis history into the days of Crump and the progressive era when the city would be made to conform to order. Memphis history is rich with time, music and commerce. From the blues of Beale Street to Elvis Presley and Sun Records the City of Memphis been enriched by transporation, cotton, mules and hardware; bridge openings to celebrate and the sorrows of the 1968 Sanitation Strike which culminated in the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memphis has persevered through pain and has been anything but dull. This is our story…
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For instance, I had never heard about the Murder of Barbara Jean Smith. Also, I have always heard the name E.H. Crump, but I didn’t really know much about him until reading his story on this site. Go see what you can find….
“Historic Photos of Memphis” (Gina Cordell, Patrick O’daniel)
