Memphis Auto Shipping

Memphis is a city located in as well as the county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee. According to the official US Census, which was conducted in 2000, the population of the city was over 677,000, making it the largest city in the state as well as the 19th largest city in the United States. Memphis is also the principal city of the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of over 1.2 million residents.

The city of Memphis was first founded in 1819. Due to the massive slave trade that occurred in the city, as well as the near-perfect soil for planting and harvesting cotton, the city grew incredibly rapidly. During the American Civil War, Memphis served the Confederacy as a major munitions depot and staging area for new recruits; however, Ulysses S. Grant captured the city in early 1862, which not only hampered the Confederate movement but also gave the Union complete control of the Mississippi River. The city was not damaged extensively during the way, making Reconstruction cheap and short, which allowed the city to prosper even more. After the end of World War II the city began to move in a different economic direction, with the mule industry making a huge splash in the city. Today, Memphis is served more by high-tech industries such as biotechnology.

Memphis is a typical Southern city in terms of its weather. During the summer, average highs top out in the mid-to-upper 80’s, while overnight lows can drop into the mid 60’s. During the winter, however, temperatures typically drop into the mid-to-upper 30’s during the day and well below the freezing mark overnight.

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