Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story, the Tale of the Memphis U.S. Marine Hospital. The year was 1798 and President Adams decreed there needed to be a hospital for the sick, injured, and disabled maritime men. This Marine Hospital cared for the seamen who worked on the Mississippi River. … Continue reading Season 2: Halloween Mini Episode: The Memphis U.S. Marine Hospital
Season 2: Episode Ten: The Sultana Disaster: Part 2
It’s April, 1865… The Sultana has been docked in Vicksburg, MS, preparing to load far more passengers than the steamer is equipped to hold. The passengers are almost entirely Union soldiers who are being paroled from the Cahaba or Andersonville Confederate prison camps, in which they have experienced hellish living conditions - not to mention … Continue reading Season 2: Episode Ten: The Sultana Disaster: Part 2
Season 2: Episode Nine: The Sultana Disaster: Part 1
If you were to mention the word “Titanic” to a random stranger today, and asked them to tell you what that word means to them, there’s a very high chance that you would get one of the following responses from them… That Celine Dion song that was overplayed to death...“I’m the king of the world”“Paint … Continue reading Season 2: Episode Nine: The Sultana Disaster: Part 1
Season 2: Episode Eight and 1/2: Halloween Shorts
Hey everyone and welcome back to Unearthed Memphis! I’m Alan and I’m Tara We hope you enjoyed our last episode about Memphis Hoodoo and the St. Paul Spiritual Holy Temple. I did! I’m still googling things about it. It’s just so fascinating! We even got a facebook thank you from the Secret History of Memphis … Continue reading Season 2: Episode Eight and 1/2: Halloween Shorts
Season 2: Episode Eight: Memphis Hoodoo & St. Paul’s Spiritual Holy Temple
Since it’s spooky season, I thought we could talk a little about a Memphis urban legend… What do you think is one of the most well known urban legends? I’d probably say, Voodoo Village. That’s exactly what I was thinking. And I think pretty much everyone who grew up here or has lived here for … Continue reading Season 2: Episode Eight: Memphis Hoodoo & St. Paul’s Spiritual Holy Temple
Season 2: Episode Seven: Lorenzo Pacini & Pee Wee’s Saloon
This episode came from an idea in a book I saw at Novel, our wonderful locally owned and operated bookstore. While browsing in the Local Memphis section, I saw this book, “Memphis Castles - Former Homes and Stories of Prominent Memphians.” And as I was flipping through the pages, I saw my sister’s house. I immediately … Continue reading Season 2: Episode Seven: Lorenzo Pacini & Pee Wee’s Saloon
Season 2: Episode Six: 1969 Miss Memphis Review
We have to thank a supporter/friend that we’ve yet to meet, Jerry, who sent us kind of a suggestion for this topic. On one of his daily walks, he took a picture of a plaque on the side of the Evergreen Theatre. It was commemorating the 1969 Miss Memphis Review pageant. Having not ever heard … Continue reading Season 2: Episode Six: 1969 Miss Memphis Review
Season 2: Episode Five: Amro Music turns 100 years old!
So today we’re going to cover a topic that hits really close to home for us… and by that, we mean that it helps to literally pay for us to live in our home. We are, of course, talking about a place of employment. We are both gainfully employed by fantastic, privately-owned, local companies that … Continue reading Season 2: Episode Five: Amro Music turns 100 years old!
Season 2: Episode Four: History of Memphis Breweries
Most Memphians will agree on one fact about their home city. Memphis has great tasting water. The water supply in Memphis comes from natural reservoirs hundreds of feet below the ground, and most of that water lies in sand aquifers that sit between layers of clay. The sand acts as a natural filter, slowly removing … Continue reading Season 2: Episode Four: History of Memphis Breweries
Season Two: Episode Three: Memphis’s Oldest Eateries
Opening in the 1890s, the Bon Ton Cafe has been operating in some form or fashion in downtown Memphis. Apparently the cafe was originally a saloon in the late 1800s, but was then turned into a restaurant in 1904. Tony Angleos and Charlie Skinner, two cousins who immigrated from Greece, opened the first manifestation of … Continue reading Season Two: Episode Three: Memphis’s Oldest Eateries