Whitehaven High School

at 4851 Elvis Presley Blvd, Memphis , 38116 United States

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<p><b>Whitehaven</b> is a predominantly African-American community in <a href="/pages/w/103123839728353">Memphis</a>, <a href="/pages/w/108545005836236">Tennessee</a>, first organized in the late 19th century. Its current population is about 50,000.</p><h2>Geography</h2><p>Whitehaven is the largest neighborhood in <a href="/pages/w/531959710160680">South Memphis</a> and is roughly bounded by Brooks Road on the north and the <a href="/pages/w/113067432040067">Mississippi</a> state line on the south, with the Illinois Central Railroad on the west and Airways Boulevard on the east.</p><p>The major traffic artery of the community is <a href="/pages/w/102289403157641">U.S. Route 51</a>, later known as Elvis Presley Boulevard. This roadway began as a toll "Plank Road" built between Memphis and <a href="/pages/w/104074732963291">Hernando</a>, Mississippi in 1852.</p><p>Whitehaven is no longer its own city, but a part of Memphis.</p><h2>History</h2><p>The community takes its name from a Colonel Francis White, who was an early settler and major property owner. White was influential in getting a rail line to run through what was first called White's Station, later White Haven and then Whitehaven. This Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad was chartered in 1853, and the first trains ran in 1856. The first "White Haven" post office was opened in 1871. The roads and train tracks connected the cotton farms of the <a href="/pages/w/106137296083248">Mississippi Delta</a> to Memphis markets, establishing strong commercial links.</p><p>Some of the other founding family names are Raines, Hale, McCorkle, and Harbin. E. W. Hale moved to the area in the 1880s and opened a store near what is now Whitehaven High School on <a href="/pages/w/110423875675027">Elvis Presley Blvd</a>. Hale's Store was a landmark for many decades.</p><p>In 1926, WREC radio began operations there, and in 1928 Whitehaven's Hoyt B. Wooten was one of the first six television licensees in America. His original home is the centerpiece of a private development called Lion's Gate.</p>

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Whitehaven High School is Memphis based place and this enity listed in Public School category. Located at 4851 Elvis Presley Blvd TN 38116. Contact phone number of Whitehaven High School: (901) 691-0441