Elvis Presley Birthplace
1935The two-room shotgun house in Tupelo where Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935.
Everything Tupelo is known for
Tupelo, Mississippi, located in the northeast corner of the state, is widely recognized as the birthplace of Elvis Presley, a fact that deeply connects it to Mississippi's rich music history. This city has been home to a diverse range of artists, from rock and electronic to hip-hop and folk. For instance, electronic artist Diplo and the hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd both hail from Tupelo. The city's musical influence also extends to popular songs, with 62 tracks in our collection mentioning Tupelo, including "Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry.
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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.
9 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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.
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…
444 miles of historic trail from Nashville to Natchez. No billboards no trucks no stoplights.
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…
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…
Here, a smaller Confederate force under Nathan Bedford Forrest decisively defeated a larger Union army, showcasing brilliant tactics. On 1864, Forrest's men clashed with Union troops at Brice's Cross Roads. Despite…
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…