Come see how Memphis became the city it is today.
Join us as we learn the early history of the bluff city.
Using drawings, photographs, and historical maps from the library’s
collections, we’ll explore the streets of Memphis as it grew from a sleepy
hamlet along the Mississippi River to a bustling boomtown on the eve of the
Civil War.
This is the first in a series of programs celebrating the
two hundred year history of the city of Memphis.