Hampton Inn Tupelo
1516 McCullough Boulevard Tupelo, Mississippi, 38804, United States
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Elvis's birthplace
... Before it had even opened we'd taken some photos and then jumped on US45 heading north. His parents house was tiny, especially in comparison with Graceland, but I guess you get what you can afford. Maybe this was one reason why the Presley's decided to 'improve' their life by moving to Tennessee. Today is another driving day, just heading north, no plans.
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Elvis Presley's Birthplace
... br> The next day, it rained all day so we just stayed in and tried to stay dry. We were on the edge of Tropical Storm Jeff as it headed up through the southeast from New Orleans. In a 24 hour period, it rained 6-8 inches in the immediate area. No flooding where we were, but considerable flooding south of us. Intersting was that Memphis was only 100 miles northwest and only got a slight ...
Our tour of Tupelo
Sunday 03 July 2011. After our relaxing few days with Tim and Tammy (and their kitties Gabby and Milo) it was time to move on toward our ultimate destination on this leg of our journey, the Dallas, Texas area. We'd had a great few days in Huntersville and it had been good to chill out and enjoy some R&R in their company.
Tammy kindly lent her car and Tim offered to drive out to Concord Regional airport, so we said our goodbyes to Tammy and the cats and set ...
Tornado watch
... road signs in this country the clear blue sky suddenly went black and before we knew it we were driving in the pitch black (road lights are a luxury we take for granted back home).
Seeing some purple lightening in the distance got us so excited we started to tidy up Jolene just in case the three of us had to buckle down and spend our first night all together. However when we took a well deserved break to pick up the daily chocolate we got a strong warning, Get off the ...
Natchez Trace Parkway to Tupelo, Mississippi
... have the John Coffee Memorial Bridge spanning the Tennessee River. The bridge is named after General John Coffee, who served under Andrew Jackson's command at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
Long before the span was built, George Colbert, son of Scotsman James Logan Colbert and a Chickasaw woman, operated a ferry service here. Colbert's ferry operation began in 1798 providing Trace traffic a means to cross the otherwise impassable ...



