Porter-Leith Childrens Center

Porter-Leith Childrens Center is a school in Shelby, Tennessee. Porter-Leith Childrens Center is situated nearby to Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School, as well as near the suburb Harbor Town.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burkle Estate and Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School.

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 3,500 feet west of Porter-Leith Childrens Center.

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 2,200 feet south of Porter-Leith Childrens Center.

Northside High School

School

Northside High School was a high school in the Klondike neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee that closed in 2016. It was operated by Shelby County Schools and was previously in Memphis City Schools. Northside High School is situated 1 mile east of Porter-Leith Childrens Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harbor Town and Medical District.

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.

Medical District

Neighborhood

The Memphis Medical District is an area which was created to provide a central location for medical care, serving both Memphis and the Mid-South. Medical District is situated 1½ miles south of Porter-Leith Childrens Center.

Downtown Memphis

Suburb

Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis. Downtown Memphis is situated 1½ miles southwest of Porter-Leith Childrens Center.

Porter-Leith Childrens Center

Type: School
Category: education
Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.16406° or 35° 9′ 51″ north

Longitude

-90.03145° or 90° 1′ 53″ west

Elevation

249 feet (76 metres)

Open location code

867F5X79+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 571852717

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

GeoNames ID

4650903

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