The Blues Foundation

The Blues Foundation (HM1701)

Location: Memphis, TN 38103 Shelby County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 8.097', W 90° 3.528'

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The Blues Foundation, the world's premier organization dedicated to honoring, preserving, and promoting the blues, was founded in Memphis in 1980. Mississippi-born performers and business professionals in the Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame outnumber those from any other state, and Mississippians have also won many annual Blues Music Awards, Keeping the Blues Alive Awards, and international Blues Challenge talent competitions sponsored by the Foundation.
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HM NumberHM1701
Series This marker is part of the Mississippi Blues Trail series
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Placed ByMississippi Blues Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 1:32pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 767988 N 3891969
Decimal Degrees35.13495000, -90.05880000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 8.097', W 90° 3.528'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 8' 5.82" N, 90° 3' 31.68" W
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Area Code(s)901
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 421 S Main St, Memphis TN 38103, US
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