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Memphis, TN (2009-07-16) Ever wonder how come the water in Memphis just tastes better? Steve Pike explains the Memphis Artesian Wells.

Memphis Moment: The History of Coon Creek

Memphis, TN (2009-06-30) The Pink Palace Museum runs a modern geological and environmental education center at Coon Creek, offering educational field experience for school groups, collectors, and paleontologists. The site is full of fossils of ancient marine life that lived in the Mississippi Embayment. Steve Pike explains the history of how Coon Creek came into being and of how the Pink Palace acquired the site.

Memphis Moment: John Robinson Love and the Memphis Letter Carriers Band

Memphis, TN (2009-06-11) John Robinson Love, born in Memphis in 1863, founded the Memphis Letter Carriers Band. Although Love died in 1937, the Letter Carriers Band carried on for decades.

Memphis Moment: Archie Walter "A.W." Willis, Jr.

Memphis, TN (2009-05-14) Archie Walter "A.W." Willis, Jr. moved to Memphis to found the first integrated law firm in the city, but this civil rights activist affected far more than just the legal community in Memphis.

Memphis Moment: the Battle of Memphis

Memphis, TN (2009-04-23) When the Civil War broke out, Memphis declared its allegiance to the Southern cause, despite opposition from East Tennessee's Union supporters.

Memphis Moment: Clifford H. Poland, Sr. Memphis, TN (2009-04-22) From 1912-1939, Clifford H. Poland, Sr., took photographs of a developing Memphis, recording slices of the city's economic and social life through his lens.

Memphis Moment: the Harahan Bridge

Memphis, TN (2009-03-26) On July 15, 1916, the Harahan Bridge opened for railroad traffic, the second bridge built in Memphis to cross the Mississippi River. Steve Pike of the Pink Palace Museums in Memphis has more.

Memphis Moment: Gray's Creek Missionary Baptist Church

Eads, TN (2009-03-24) Founded two decades before the Civil War, Gray's Creek Missionary Baptist Church is one of the oldest black congregations in the area. Steve Pike, director of the Pink Palace Family of Museums in Memphis, has more.