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Tupelo Travel Guide: 23 reviews and 85 photos

tupelo

the town of tupelo was originally called gum pond due to it's large number of tupelo trees in the area. after the battle of tupelo in 1864 the name of the town was changed to tupelo. tupelo was incorporated in 1870 and is the county seat of lee county mississippi. today the economy of tupelo is dominated by a toyota automoble manufacturing plant and tourism.

elvis presley birthplace

many tourists visit tupelo the visit the birthplace of elvis presley. elvis presley was born in tupelo in 1935. elvis presley's birthplace is open to the public and thousands of his fans make a "pilgramage" to this site each year.

machine gun kelly

an interesting character in u. s. crime history is george kelly barnes, better known as machine gun kelly. machine gun kelly robbed the tupelo citizens state bank in november 1932. this robbery was the last one machine gun kelly committed before his arrest and imprisonment.

Last visit to Tupelo: May 2012
Intro Updated May 16, 2012
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confederate cemetery Things to Do (8)

located near the union cemetery at brices crossroads is the confederate cemetery. 492 confederate soldiers were killed... more travel advice

union cemetery Things to Do (8)

located at the brices crossroad battlefield is the union cemetery. after the battle of brices crossroad 664 union... more travel advice

brices crossroad national battlefield site - Tupelo

brices crossroad Things to Do (8)

the brices crossroad national battlefield site is located 15 miles north of tupelo off of US 45. the battle of brices... more travel advice

elvis presley birthplace Things to Do (8)

the most famous resident of tupelo was elvis presley. elvis presley was born in a two room "shotgun" house on january 8... more travel advice

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BruceDunning Aug 23, 2012 at 11:14 AM

I have been looking into a possible trip here-you back yard. I had no idea there is so much Civil War sites