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By Steve Masler, July 25, 2015
St. Mary's Episcopal School Marker
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1 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, East Memphis — 4E 136 — St. Mary's Episcopal School —  |
| Front St. Mary's Episcopal School is the oldest private school in Memphis. It has operated continuously since its founding in 1847, and during most of its existence has been exclusively for girls. During the Civil War, Headmistress Mary . . . — — Map (db m86306) HM | |||
| 2 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — 4E 63 — Memphis Martyrs — |
| In August, 1878, fear of death caused a panic during which 30,000 of 50,000 Memphians fled this bluff city. By October, the epidemic of yellow fever killed 4,204 of 6,000 Caucasians and 946 of 14,000 Negros who stayed. With some outside help, . . . — — Map (db m7583) HM | |||