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Hampson Archeological Museum State Park

4.0 (1 review)
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Cordova Museum - Inside the Cordova Museum

Cordova Museum

4.5(2 reviews)
32.5 mi•Cordova

Before Cordova was became an eastern extension of Memphis, it was its own place; a cute little town…read morecentered around a tiny train station, way out in the county. And while much of old Cordova is gone, there's one place where you can get your small-town fix. The small museum fills up one room (and a small annex) in the Cordova Community Center. Since the building housed the Cordova School from the early 1900s until the mid-1970s, much of the museum's limited space is given to a model classroom. After the school was closed, the county stored all of the old school fixtures in the building, which means that much of what you can see in the Cordova Museum is authentic to the school. There are musty books, old sports jerseys, photos of the first graduating class (three people), sheet music from the glee club, school picture day proofs and a binder full of graded writing assignments (mostly nature poetry) from the 1950s. The most impressive thing about the Cordova Museum, though, is its collection of photographs and archives from the town's history dating back to roughly 1860. And unlike many museums, the Cordova Museum's staff of one, Cordova native Darlene Hooker Sawyer, can tell you the names (and often the backstories) of every single person in the photographs. If you grew up in Cordova and ever participated in any Fourth of July parades, crafts fairs or halloween events at the Community Center, there's a high liklihood that your picture is in one of the binders in the Museum. Since my mom insisted that we participate in just about every single Cordova event, I was able to find a photo of my childhood best friend and I dressed up in ridiculous homemade red white and blue bunting dresses from an early 90s Independence Day parade. The Cordva Museum is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Admission is free, and they've also got free access to ancestrty.com from the museum computers.

My favorite area of Memphis has to be Cordova. A wonderful slice of history that is all free!!…read moreDarlene Sawyer is an amazing woman who went to the schoolhouse as a child and is so full of knowledge. If you like history and seeing how buildings and life was like in the 1800s and 1900s, this place is for you.

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Johnny Cash Boyhood Home

Johnny Cash Boyhood Home

4.9(21 reviews)
11.6 mi

I feel like it is exceedingly rare to have the chance to visit something that combines a historical…read morepop culture figure with a chance to learn something about American history at the same time. The Johnny Cash childhood home and museum complex are such an opportunity. As you drive the roads in little Dyess you can almost see the ghost of the past and get a sense of how hard life must've been for the families that made an attempt to tough it out in this farming community. When you stand in the front yard, and feel the hot air hit your face with the Breeze, you can almost hear the songs that were being sung in the field by the families as they spent their hours working to make ends meet. I was so moved by all the various stories that were available in the little adjacent museum. I encourage you to read the placards, look at the pictures that are available, and try to immerse yourself in this piece of history. The house itself is lovingly maintained of course, and indeed it is very interesting to stand in the space that Johnny Cash stood in as a young boy. I'm so glad I took the time to see this!

Johnny Cash's boyhood home is not far off of the highway in Dyess, Arkansas and as I was heading to…read morea business meeting in Blytheville, Arkansas, I had to stop and see where one of the most iconic singers of his time once called home (and in his heart would probably always consider home). I travel a lot in business and it is cool to come across these finds. If you ever find yourself in Dyess, Arkansas, I would recommend a visit here.

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New Madrid Historical Museum - New Madrid Historical Museum, New Madrid MO

New Madrid Historical Museum

4.7(10 reviews)
75.8 mi

On a Friday afternoon, this was a tremendous stop and I enjoyed it very much. This isn't a part of…read moreMissouri that I have ever visited, but it's been on my list for a long time and I'm glad that I finally was able to detour and make it happen. he museum does an excellent job laying out the story of the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the most powerful series of quakes ever recorded in the United States. These weren't just tremors. These were landscape-altering events that rang church bells on the East Coast, reversed the flow of the Mississippi River and reshaped entire communities. Having visited the Quake Museum in New Zealand not to long ago, I appreciated how different the experience is when you're dealing with events that happened two centuries earlier, before seismology existed and before anyone understood what was happening beneath their feet. Back in those days, they truly had no idea. The museum isn't only about the earthquake. There is a surprisingly rich collection of regional history covering prohibition, local World War I and II, and the everyday life of the people who built and rebuilt this part of Missouri. It's absolutely worth the effort. If you're on I-55 between Saint Louis and Memphis, it's directly on the way. And for travelers like me heading west to east, you might even consider taking the ferry across the Mississippi since the next bridge to the north is 50 miles to Cairo or 40 miles south to Caruthersville. Or, and here's a novel thought, you might consider taking the ferry across at Dorena. The New Madrid Historical Museum is a memorable stop with real depth and I'm so very glad that I finally was able to check it off my list. I do want to add this. The museum is immediately next to the Mississippi River. If it ever floods and breaches the levees, all these treasures might be impacted. Go check this out now. [Review 1108 of 2026 - 589 in Missouri - 26287 overall]

" Nice Small City Museum "…read more We went to the Madrid Historical Museum and had a nice time looking through the information about the small city of New Madrid. There's a 15-minute introductory film, and then exhibits dedicated to the history of the area. There are also Tour guides to answer your questions around the Museum,

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