Group Tour Escort Manual - Mississippi

TupELo
Population: 34,211
Main Industries: Manufacturing, Health Care
Famous Native: Elvis Presley
Major Festivals/Events: Gumtree Festival, Elvis Presley Festival, Film Festival Blue Suede Cruise
Tourism Office Phone Number: 800-533-0611
l Tupelo is named after the native Tupelo Gum Tree.
l Tupelo honey is the purest, sweetest honey in the world.
l Tupelo was the first city in the nation to provide inexpensive power through TVA.
l The Tupelo Furniture Market is one of the largest furniture markets in the nation.
l Tupelo is the birthplace of Elvis Presley.
l Tupelo is the headquarters for the historic Natchez Trace Parkway.
l Tupelo was named an “All American City” by the National Civic League in 1967, 1989 and 1999.
l Tupelo is the home of the Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery.
l Oren Dunn City Museum showcases Northeast Mississippi’s colorful history.
l Tupelo Elvis Presley Birthplace has just acquired the church that the
Presley’s attended when he lived here and has added it a part of the park.
l BancorpSouth Arena has hosted some of the biggest names in
show business including the Eagles, Reba McEntire, Michael Bolton, Rod Stewart and Elton John.
For more information aboutTupelo, visit www.tupelo.net Birthplace of Elvis Presley