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2. Does Memphis celebrate Mardi Gras? Get out those beads ... - AOL

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   Memphis is preparing to host a number of Mardi Gras events for the holiday this month. Are you ready to attend?

3. Carnival Memphis - Wikipedia

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   1878 Memphis Mardi Gras invitation to pageants occurring on March 3, 1878 and March 4, 1878. [7] Though the celebration of Memphis Mardi Gras saw great success, the massive Yellow Fever outbreak and the decline of the city in the 1880s cause the gradual decline of Mardi Gras. By roughly the turn of the century, the party was over.

4. List of museums in Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   Website, store and museum with memorabilia from the Dukes of Hazzard television show Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park: Byrdstown: Pickett: Middle: Biographical: Log cabin birthplace and museum about Cordell Hull, politician and Secretary of State under Cordova Museum: Cordova: Shelby: West: Local history: website: The Cotton Museum: Memphis ...

5. Downtown Memphis to celebrate 'Mardi Gras on Main Street ...

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   Downtown Memphis will be the site of a five-day Mardi Gras celebration. The “Mardi Gras on Main Street” festival will run Feb. 9-13. The event will celebrate “the vibrant culture of Downtown ...

6. The History of Mardis Gras in 10 Facts - AOL

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   The first North American Mardi Gras was celebrated in Alabama—not Louisiana. French-Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville arrived in what is now modern day Mobile, Alabama on Fat ...

7. Mardi Gras in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras arrived in North America as a sedate French Catholic tradition with the Le Moyne brothers, [3] Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane, which included what are now the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

8. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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   Mardi Gras masks are encouraged as a means to help revelers really let loose. 24. In 2018, The Corps de Napoleon was fined $100 for having 23 unmasked riders on a Mardi Gras parade float in New ...

9. South Main Arts District, Memphis - Wikipedia

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   Many great points of historical interest in Memphis reside in this area. One is the National Civil Rights Museum. The others include the Blues Hall of Fame and the historic restaurant the Arcade, located on the south corner of South Main and G.E. Patterson. It is the oldest coffee shop and one of the oldest family owned restaurants in Memphis.