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This small riverfront park offers some fine views of the Mississippi River, the skyline, and Mud Island. It also offers some respite from the hustle and bustle of the city streets. Just in case anyone forgets who he was, Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: Riverside Dr. & Jefferson Ave. Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: 901.729.3586
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William Christopher Handy has been called the Father of the Blues. His statue (photo 2) is at the park entrance
The side of the monument (photo 4) says
His life is the tale of three streets, Beale Street in Memphis, Market Street in St. Louis and Broadway in New York City
The marker in photo 5 says
In memory of
W. C. Handy
Composer
Music Pubisher
Father of the Blues
1976
Erected by the Association
of Afro-American Life and History
In Cooperation with the
Amoco Foundation,
This park named for him has blues music concerts and even parades down Beale Street to the park.
Updated Jul 28, 2010
Address: 200 Beale Street
Phone: (901) 526-0110
Website: http://www.regmemphis.com/index.cfm?page=venueSub&venueid=4
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The Lichterman Nature Center is a nature center featuring exhibits, lush gardens and environmental education set in the midst of 65 acres of lake, meadow, and forest. The center is home to a wide variety of plants, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals.
Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday & Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Prices:
Adult $6.00
Senior (age 60+) $5.50
Child (age 3-12) $4.50
Children Under 3 FREE
Updated Apr 1, 2005
Address: 5992 Quince Road
Phone: (901) 767-7322
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The second statue is right on the way towards Beale Street on Elvis Presley Plaza and would you believe it? I walked by probably half a dozen times until I finally discovered it on the very last day of our stay. Some of the other folks in our group only became aware of it when they saw my photos afterwards although they also passed the place a good number of times. It's one of those instances where things are staring at you without you ever taking notice. Again, this statue really doesn't look like him, I'm afraid.
Updated Aug 1, 2004
Address: Elvis Presley Plaza
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