Elvis Presley Birthplace
1935The two-room shotgun house in Tupelo where Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935.
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The two-room shotgun house in Tupelo where Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935.
The hardware store where Gladys Presley bought a guitar for young Elvis in 1946, when he had wanted a rifle or a bicycle.
11 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Pull off the Natchez Trace and walk a few hundred yards into the woods. Five mounds appear in a clearing, arranged around a central plaza that hasn't changed its shape in nine hundred years. Owl Creek was a small but…
Hold on tight, because right around here used to be Cotton Gin Port, a bustling town that's now a ghost. Back in the mid-1800s, this was a major port on the Tombigbee River. Cotton Gin Port was a key spot during the…
Ever wondered what life was like for ancient Native Americans right here in Mississippi? You're about to drive past a place that offers a rare glimpse into their world. This is the Bynum Mound and Village Site, a…
Two low mounds sit beside the Natchez Trace here, quiet and easy to miss if you're driving fast. Don't miss them. Bynum Mounds are among the oldest earthworks in Mississippi, built during the Middle Woodland period…
Imagine this quiet Mississippi field once echoing with the thunder of cannons and the cries of soldiers. This is Tupelo National Battlefield, a place where the fate of Sherman's Atlanta Campaign hung in the balance. In…
444 miles of historic trail from Nashville to Natchez. No billboards no trucks no stoplights.
The hardware store where Gladys Presley bought a guitar for young Elvis in 1946, when he had wanted a rifle or a bicycle.
Tupelo's story as a city began in 1860, though it was officially incorporated a decade later in 1870. Before that, the area was known as "Gum Pond" and was developing along the important Mobile and Ohio Railroad. This…
Tupelo, Mississippi, owes its existence to the railroad. The Mobile and Ohio line transformed a small crossroads into a bustling transportation hub, drawing people from the surrounding rural areas and beyond. While the…
The two-room shotgun house in Tupelo where Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935.
This is the largest mound group in Mississippi, and it's older than most people expect. Pharr Mounds date to around 100 AD, the Middle Woodland period, nearly a thousand years before the great Mississippian centers rose…