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Amory

Amory( )
Author: Miller, Bo
Brown, Sue
Series title:Images of America Ser.
ISBN:978-1-4671-1288-8
Publication Date:Dec 2014
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $24.99
Book Description:

In November 1887, the Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad (KCM&B)--later the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad, or "Frisco"--established a new town as a halfway point on its route between Memphis and Birmingham. The town was named Amory in honor of Harcourt Amory, a prominent Bostonian and railroad executive. The 500 acres the railroad purchased from Amanda Owen were surveyed and drawn into plots parallel to the railroad tracks, creating Mississippi's first planned community....
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Pages:128
Detailed Subjects: History / United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, Ms, Nc, Sc, Tn, Va, Wv)
Travel / United States / South / East South Central (Al, Ky, Ms, Tn)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.5 x 9.25 x 0.31 Inches
Book Weight:0.044 Pounds



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