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The Memphis Commercial Appeal Mid-South Memories June 7, 1887 “The Artesian Water Co., chartered by Napoleon Hill, John K. Speed, S.H. Brooks, W.J. Bowdre, John J. Johnson, N.M. Jones, R.C. Graves, John W. Dillard and O.H.P. Piper, yesterday was granted … Continue reading →

This picture I am fairly certain is of my Uncle Jim who served with Patton’s 66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 4th Armored Division Battery C.  Following his death Aug 1 1944 at Rennes France, his personal effects including his camera … Continue reading →

The following link tells the story of the fall of Memphis June 6, 1862. http://register.shelby.tn.us/imgView.php?imgtype=pdf&id=12wth122.tif

James Lee IV died August 1, 1944 Rennes France two weeks after his unit came ashore.  His squad was the tip of the spear serving as a scout unit which was struck by German 88mm, machine gun and mortar fire as … Continue reading →

The ROBERT E LEE ran the Memphis Ashport Tennessee trade for the Lee Line when she sank opposite Craighead Point while upbound December 22, 1904.  All passengers and crew were safely removed.  The river was rising and she broke up, … Continue reading →

The Memphis Commerical Appeal May 18, 2012 reported the following for May 18, 1887 “A large number of excursionists from Illinois who came to see the delights of Memphis aboard the steamer BUCKEY STATE, yesterday visited the Cotton Exchange and … Continue reading →

The Memphis Commercial Appeal Mid-South Memories May 13, 2012 Built in Memphis from bow to stern, the Lee Line’s Bob Lee Jr. will make her trial trip on the Mississippi this week.  The stern wheeler is 145 feet long with … Continue reading →

The Memphis Commercial Appeal today reported the following: “Bucking the national trends of persistent and even widening gaps in survival rates between black and white cancer patients, kids of both races are faring equally well at St. Jude Children’s Research … Continue reading →

The third KATE ADAMS is behind the SS BROWN.  The SS BROWN was bought by the Lee Line in 1909 and renamed the REES LEE after the previous owner failed in 1908.  The Panic of 1907 may have contributed to … Continue reading →