Founders Park
Founders Park is a park in Shelby, Tennessee. Founders Park is situated nearby to Fire Station #2, as well as near National Civil Rights Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blues Hall of Fame and National Civil Rights Museum.
Blues Hall of Fame
Museum
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The Blues Hall of Fame is a music museum operated by the Blues Foundation at 421 S. Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Initially, the "Blues Hall of Fame" was not a physical building, but a listing of people who have significantly contributed to blues music.
National Civil Rights Museum
Museum
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The National Civil Rights Museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings in Memphis, Tennessee; its exhibits trace the history of the civil rights movement in the United States from the 17th century to the present.
FedExForum
Stadium
Photo: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain.
FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home games at the Memphis Pyramid. FedExForum is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Founders Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beale Street and Memphis.
Beale Street
Neighborhood
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Memphis
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Memphis is the second largest city in the state of Tennessee, after Nashville. The state rests in the southeastern portion of the United States. Memphis, with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.
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.
Founders Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.13477° or 35° 8′ 5″ northLongitude
-90.05828° or 90° 3′ 30″ westOpen location code
867F4WMR+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 95132661OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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