Memphis is a city in the southern United States, located on the Mississippi River. It is the largest city in Tennessee. The population of Memphis for 2014 is estimated at 656,000 people. The population together with the suburbs exceeds 1,3 million people. Memphis is the birthplace of Elvis Presley and the Blues.
Memphis is a very young city, founded on may 22, 1819. The founders of the city were General Andrew Jackson, future 7th President of the United States, James Winchester, and John Overton. Before that, for thousands of years, it was the land of Indians, who was briefly ousted by the Spaniards.
The rich soils of the Mississippi Delta and the active use of slaves contributed to the formation of the economy. The city became a major cotton center with developed trade relations. The geographical location in the heart of North America and the development of transport infrastructure have eventually turned Memphis into a global logistics center.
The port of Memphis is the fourth largest river port in the United States. Memphis international airport is the busiest cargo airport in North America since 1992. It is in Memphis that the transnational logistics giant FedEx is based, providing work to 30 thousand residents of the region. For comparison, the entire manufacturing sector employs 44 thousand people. In addition to FedEx, Memphis has more than 400 smaller transport companies. Developed transport infrastructure allows you to take goods from aircraft and barges and quickly send them by rail and road transport. Overall, more than 10% of Memphis ' workforce is involved in the transportation and distribution of people and goods - the highest proportion among the largest cities in the US. Other important sectors of the economy: Finance, services, food industry, pharmaceuticals, medicine.
Music has been and continues to be an important part of the city. In 1973, Memphis was the fourth record center in the world, and the music industry was considered the third employer in the city. Since then, the importance of the music industry in the city's economy has declined significantly, but the legacy of musical Memphis continues to flourish.
Graceland, where the legend of music and King of Rock and Roll-Elvis Presley lived and died, annually visited by more than 600 thousand visitors. This makes Graceland the main attraction of Memphis and the second most visited home in the US after the White House in Washington.
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