Touchdown in the Land of the Delta Blues

Blog Challenge Days 5 and 6: Post cards or pictures of your city, and 10 facts about your city.

More Memphis love!!!!

1. The most famous barbecue restaurant in Memphis Tennessee is Charles Vergos’ Rendezvous Charcoal Ribs restaurant.

2. Graceland Mansion, the home of the King of Rock n’ Roll Elvis Presley is the most famous private home in Memphis to tour

3. Sun Studio is most famous as the studio that recorded Rock n’ Roll Superstars Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash.

4.The Memphis Zoo is a world-class family destination and has been one of the most popular attractions in Memphis for over 100 years.

5. Memphis is known as the “Bluff City” or “The River City” depending on who you are asking. Memphis got this nickname because of its location on the Mississippi River, the second longest river in the United States that provide Memphis about five miles of bluffs for parks, riverboat cruises and other outdoor activities including the World Class Barbecue Competition that happens during the Memphis in May Festival annually. 

6.he World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest held annually in May on the bluffs of the Mississippi River in Tom Lee Park attracts hundreds of cooking teams from all over the world.

7. Beale Street.

8. The Pink Palace Museum started out not as the world-renowned museum that it is today located in Memphis Tennessee, but it was to be the dream home of entrepreneur and founder Clarence Saunders of the Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store Chain.

9.Memphis was founded on May 22, 1819 by a group of investors John Overton, James Winchester and Andrew Jackson and was incorporated as a city in 1826.

10.According to the Memphis Rock n’ Soul Museum records, there have been over 1000 commercially recorded songs and over 800 distinct titles about Memphis, Tennessee. More songs and titles have been produced and recorded about the city of Memphis Tennessee than any other city in the world.

Facts from here.