The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Although the Missouri General Assembly organized Scotland County on January 29, 1841, the town of Memphis was not developed until more than two years later. County commissioners met at Sand Hill on May 15, 1843, to select the county seat. They chose a spot near the county's geographical center and, after some debate, named it Memphis, after Memphis, Egypt. The name had been previously used by a U.S. Post Office that operated near the North Fabius River a short distance away.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Memphis’s history is told.
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Memphis, decade by decade
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1 historic place in Memphis
1 place in Memphis is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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When they were listed
Then & now
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Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.