Amory, Mississippi
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JacobBarlow
N 33° 59.050 W 088° 29.283
16S E 362549 N 3761398
Amory is a city in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. The population is 6,956 at the 2000 census.
Waymark Code: WM2TH1
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2007
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History
Amory was the first planned city in Mississippi. The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad needed a mid-point between Memphis, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama for their locomotives, and they laid out the new town of Amory in 1887. People from nearby Cotton Gin Port on the Tombigbee River abandoned their town and moved to Amory.
Famous and notable Amorians
* John Dye, actor
* Gary Grubbs, actor
* Sam Haskell, former entertainment executive
* Hob Bryan, Mississippi State Senator
* Lucille Bogan, controversial early blues singer
Trivia
* Blue Suede Shoes was written by Carl Perkins during a trip to Amory for a concert with Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash in 1955.
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