Memphis History

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Across
  1. 2. The city will never flood thanks to tall ______ on the river
  2. 5. Home of Elvis Presley and #1 tourist attraction in Memphis
  3. 9. Epidemic that spread to Memphis from New Orleans via steamboats
  4. 11. Democratic political machine "boss" of Memphis
  5. 13. Famous downtown street renowned for its music
  6. 14. Large river that runs alongside Memphis
  7. 15. Nicknamed the "______ Capital of the South"
  8. 16. Memphis is located within this "Grand Division" of Tennessee
  9. 17. Little river that runs through Memphis
  10. 18. The Cotton _______ of Memphis set the price for cotton and traded the product across the world
Down
  1. 1. Memphis was founded by Overton, Winchester, and _______
  2. 3. Memphis was a hub for the ______ trade until 1865
  3. 4. Spanish explorer who first discovered the Mississippi
  4. 6. Location of Martin Luther King's assassination
  5. 7. Recording studio of Sam Phillips; recorded Elvis, Johnny Cash, and many other artists
  6. 8. Major city on the Mississippi founded in 1819
  7. 10. Style of music created in 1910s Memphis
  8. 11. Memphis was named after the city in...
  9. 12. Site of various Chickasaw _____, or burial sites