Leath Bayou

Places of Interest

Burkle Estate

Museum

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The Burkle Estate is a historic home at 826 North Second Street in Memphis, Tennessee. It is also known as the Slavehaven. Although disputed by some historians, the Burkle Estate is claimed to have been part of the Underground Railroad – a secret network of way stations to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states. Burkle Estate is situated 2 miles southwest of Leath Bayou.

Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School

School

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Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School, formerly the L. C. Humes High School, is a middle school located in Memphis, Tennessee. It has also been known as North Side High School and as L.C. Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School is situated 2 miles southwest of Leath Bayou.

Crosstown Concourse

Building

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Crosstown Concourse is a mixed-use development and historic high-rise building in Memphis, Tennessee. Originally built in 1927 as a Sears retail store and catalog order plant, the building was closed in 1993. Crosstown Concourse is situated 2 miles south of Leath Bayou.

Places in the Area

North Memphis

Suburb

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North Memphis is one of the five defined districts of Memphis, Tennessee. It includes smaller neighborhoods such as Klondike, New Chicago, Douglass, Hyde Park, Hollywood, Nutbush, Binghampton, Smokey City, Scutterfeld, Frayser, and Raleigh. North Memphis is situated 1½ miles east of Leath Bayou.

Harbor Town

Suburb

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Harbor Town is a new urbanist-style neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee. Harbor Town sits atop 132 acres on a sandbar in the Mississippi River known as Mud Island. Harbor Town is situated 2 miles west of Leath Bayou.

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