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>Memphis was established in the early 1800s by then General Andrew Jackson and a few of his well established political buddies
>placed on the Mississippi River for trade reasons
>They compared it to the Nile river of the great Egyptian Kingdoms of old
>because of this, they name the town Memphis, after the ancient Egyptian city
>fast forward to 20th century, Memphis decides to build a town hall to honor this Egyptian legacy
>build a giant glass pyramid
>turns out the city cant afford this structure, so they sell it off
>Bass Pro Shop buys it and converts it into a store
Thats the story of how the big bass pro shop pyramid in Memphis came about.

I like Memphis, is a small city, but fun. Its full of crime and you know whos, but as long as you dont get stupid and be smart about it you should be fine eating BBQ and dancing to blues music on Beal street

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