First - Memphis Waterfront - Memphis, TN
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saopaulo1
N 35° 09.280 W 090° 03.035
15S E 768671 N 3894178
A sign about Memphis' first waterfront.
Waymark Code: WM17XH8
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2023
Views: 1
"From here north to Auction Avenue steamboats landed; flatboats used the mouth of Gayoso Bayou above. Paddy Meagher, associated with this bluff as early as 1783, built a warehouse here in 1828. In 1829 Emmanuel Young built the town's first brick structure, a warehouse with freight elevator next to Paddy's; that same year it housed the first stage performance in Memphis. Soon after 1830 this area began to silt up, and the town landing moved south to Market Avenue and below."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1783
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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