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Along sections of Wood, Washington, Poplar, Market, Fentress and West Blythe Streets, Paris, Henry County, Tennessee Coordinates 36°18′10″N 88°19′33″W / 36.30278°N 88.32583°W / 36.30278; -88
Museum of Tobacco Art and History, Nashville, closed in 1998 [58] Music Valley Wax Museum, Nashville [59] Obion County Museum, Union City, closed in 2012, collections moved to Discovery Park of Americar [60] Smoky Mountain Car Museum, Pigeon Forge [61] Soda Museum, Springfield, also known as the Museum of Beverage Containers and Advertising [62]
Paris was incorporated on September 30, 1823. It was the first town incorporated in West Tennessee, followed by Lexington on October 9, 1824, and Memphis on December 19, 1826. [8] [9] [10] The city was named after Paris, France, in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the American Revolutionary War. [1]
The Battle of Paris ensued west of the city on 11 March 1862 and is said to have ended with Federals retreating eastward through the town with Confederates in pursuit. [1] On 1 April 1862, Company F of the Fifth Iowa Cavalry arrived in Paris, commanded by Captain William A. Haw. He writes in his report: [8]
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He has owned or operated multiple restaurants across Europe, North America and Asia. This is a list of the notable such restaurants, including many which have since closed. As of late-2024, the organisation lists 90 restaurants currently open worldwide. Ramsay founded his first restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, in 1997.
In April 1991, the Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce sponsored "Paris U.S.A.," an event created to celebrate the shared charm of the fifteen U.S. cities named for the French capital. Representatives from five Parises accepted their invitations to enjoy Paris U.S.A. in Paris, Tennessee.
Savoy is a restaurant in Helsinki, Finland, located on the Eteläesplanadi street. The restaurant opened on 3 June 1937. [ 1 ] It is located in a space designed by Finnish architects Aino and Alvar Aalto , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and furnished by the company Artek , which they had founded two years earlier.