Mud Island
Mud Island is an island in Shelby, Tennessee. Mud Island is situated nearby to the suburb Harbor Town, as well as near the locality Greenlaw.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “City Island” and “Frames Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burkle Estate and Memphis Pyramid.
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.
Memphis Pyramid
Retail building
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The Memphis Pyramid, formerly known as the Great American Pyramid and the Pyramid Arena, and colloquially known as the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid, is a pyramid-shaped building located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, United States, at the bank of the Mississippi River.
First Presbyterian Church
Church
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In 1832, the city of Memphis, Tennessee deeded the church a site at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Third Street. The present building was built in 1884 and was designed by architect Edward Culliatt Jones and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harbor Town and Hopefield.
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.
Hopefield
Locality
Hopefield was a small community on the Mississippi River in Crittenden County, Arkansas. Its location is near or included within the current limits of the city of West Memphis, Arkansas.
Beale Street
Neighborhood
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Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street, a distance of approximately 1.8 miles. It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of blues music. Beale Street is situated 2 miles south of Mud Island.
Mud Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Mud Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mud Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Greenlaw and Hunt Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mississippi Greenbelt Park and River Inn of Harbor Town.
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