Tupelo in Lee County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Dr. William Robert Hunt's Office

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 30, 2024

1. Dr. William Robert Hunt's Office Marker

Inscription. Dr. William Robert Hunt's office was housed on the second floor of this building at 214 West Main Street. Just before dawn, January 8, 1935, Dr. Hunt was called to the Presley home and delivered Jesse Garon Presley, who was stillborn, and 35 minutes later delivered Elvis Aaron Presley. Officially noted on medical record 920, Elvis was born about halfway through Dr. Hunt's career delivery of just over 1,800 babies. Dr. Hunt died in 1952, never knowing of Elvis' international success.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is January 8, 1935.

Location. 34° 15.452′ N, 88° 42.306′ W. Marker is in Tupelo, Mississippi, in Lee County. It is on West Main Street (Mississippi Route 178) east of South Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 216a W Main St, Tupelo MS 38804, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: BancorpSouth (within shouting distance of this marker); Tupelo Confederate Soldiers Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tupelo Woman's Christian Temperance Union (about 300 feet away); The Lyric Theater (about 300 feet away); Lyric Theatre

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(about 300 feet away); Lee County, Mississippi War Memorial (about 300 feet away); Sit-Ins Led to Civil Rights Act of 1964 / F.W. Woolworth (about 400 feet away); Tupelo Hardware (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tupelo.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 30, 2024

2. Dr. William Robert Hunt's Office Marker

In front of "The Main Attraction" shop

Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 446 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.