White Station, Tennessee
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White Station, Tennessee was an unincorporated area to the east of Memphis
in Shelby County, Tennessee
. White Station was annexed into the city by the 1950s and became one of the main neighborhoods of East Memphis. The area is now known for White Station High School
.
White Station was located near the former site of White's Station, an historic railway station built in 1842 on the LaGrange and Memphis Railroad (later part of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
), now part of the Norfolk Southern Railway
. Until the 1950s White Station was near the eastern boundary of Memphis.
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
in Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the state's largest both in terms of population and geographic area, with a population of 927,644 at the 2010 census...
. White Station was annexed into the city by the 1950s and became one of the main neighborhoods of East Memphis. The area is now known for White Station High School
White Station High School
White Station High School is a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, United States .White Station High is a member of the Memphis City Schools system. White Station is recognized as one of the best high schools in Memphis, as well as in all of Tennessee...
.
White Station was located near the former site of White's Station, an historic railway station built in 1842 on the LaGrange and Memphis Railroad (later part of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Memphis and Charleston Railroad
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad, completed in 1857, was the first railroad in the United States to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River. Chartered in 1846 the railroad ran from Memphis, Tennessee to Stevenson, Alabama through the towns of Corinth, Mississippi and Huntsville,...
), now part of the Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
. Until the 1950s White Station was near the eastern boundary of Memphis.
Sources
- Encyclopædia Britannica Atlas, 1958 Edition, Plate 152.
- World book, 1967 edition, Vol. 18, p. 113.