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Founded: 1819 Incorporated: 1826

Altitude: Airport, 331 feet above sea level Mississippi River, 188 feet above sea level.

Area/Location: 296.35 square miles (1992)
35.10' North by 90.00' West at Madison and Front

Climate:Temperature (Fahrenheit degrees): Average annual 61.9
January average 41.2 July average 81.2
Record High 108 on July 13, 1980 Record Low -13 on Dec. 24, 1963
Precipitation Average annual rainfall 48.6 inches

Government: Mayor and Council form established in 1966.

Memphis, named for its Egyptian sister on the Nile,

The name Memphis means Established and Beautiful.

The Official City flower is a shrub, the crepe myrtle.

The Official City tree is the dogwood.

Nicknames, Bluff City, River City and M-Town.

The 18th largest city in the United States.

Known worldwide as the 'Home of the Blues & Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll' but also, Gospel, Jazz, R&B, Rap and Soul.

Home of historic Bealestreet is the second most populair entertainment district in America following Bourbon street in New Orleans.

Home to Graceland, home of Elvis Presley, the second most visited private home in the United States next to the White House in Washington D.C.

Sun Studio, birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll, is located at 706 Union Avenue.

Memphis is mentioned in more songs than any other city in the world, more than 400 songs.

The first Holiday Inn opens in Memphis.

Home to more than 50 tourist attractions.

Home of W.C. Handy, the 'Father of the Blues'.

Robert Church, the First South Black Millionaire.

Home of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies and Major Leaque Baseball's Memphis Redbirds.

Memphis, pork BBQ capital of the world.

FedEx founded in Memphis, the number-one nusiest cargo airport in the world.

Memphis has one of the largest artesia well systems in the world.

Memphis is the home of the first Greyhound and Continental Trailways bus lines.

Memphis is the home to St. Judes Children's Research Hospital.

World's first self service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, opened in Memphis.

Memphis is the site of the first Welcome Wagon.

Cleo Wrap of Memphis is the world's largest manufacturer of Christmas wrapping paper.

Memphis is the hardwood capital of the world.

Memphis is the largest spot cotton market in the world, with nearly half of
the U.S. cotton crop going through Memphis.

Memphis has one of the top urban park systems in the nation covering 7.000 acres.

Memphis is the only five-time winner of the nation's cleanest city award.

The Memphis Musicians union is the oldest musicians' union in the country.

Memphis 'Hollywood South' has served as the site of several major film productions, including.....
Mystery Train (1988), Great Balls of Fire! (1989), The Firm (1993),
The Client (1994), A Family Thing (1996), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996),
The Rainmaker (1997), Road to Graceland (1998), Cast Away (2000),
The Queens of Comedy (2001), 21 Grams (2003), Hustle & Flow (2005),
Walk the Line (2005), Forty Shades of Blue (2005), Black Snake Moan (2007),
In the Valley of Elah (2007), Walk Hard (2007), The Open Road (2008).

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