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This partial list of city nicknames in Tennessee compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities and towns in Tennessee are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
The city of Memphis was founded less than five months after the U.S. takeover of the territory, on May 22, 1819 (incorporated December 19, 1826), by John Overton, James Winchester and Andrew Jackson. [26] [27] They named it after the ancient capital of Egypt on the Nile River. [28]
Without question, Memphis is one of the country's greatest music cities, rich in various genres like rock 'n' roll, soul and the blues. ... In addition, the cost of living is 10% less than the ...
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, originally named Memphis Memorial Stadium, and later Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, is a football stadium located at the former Mid-South Fairgrounds in the Midtown area of Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Among the 20,000 runners at Saturday’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend, including a record 1,350 St. Jude patient family member teams, was 17-year-old Tyler West.
City Retreat Memphis is designed to be an accessible and ecumenical retreat center, rich with spiritual resources, a garden, a cafe, a library, a chapel, and spiritual directors. ... "It was less ...
The first Easy-Way store was opened in downtown Memphis in 1932 by Pate Carter. [1] [5] In December 2003, the downtown store was damaged in a fire that destroyed an adjacent grocery store, but it had no structural damage, and reopened less than one month after the fire. [6] Produce-only stores were first added in the early 1970s. [5]
A view of the proposed 29-acre The Walk mixed-use development in Downtown Memphis from Gayoso Avenue and Danny Thomas Boulevard. The project, which is estimated to cost over $1 billion, is ...