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A. Schwab Dry Goods Store was established in 1876 by
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1459:West Memphis
1407:Olive Branch
1321:Collierville
1128:Tom Lee Park
1088:Shelby Farms
1048:Overton Park
968:Mason Temple
898:Davies Manor
838:Beale Street
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731:Orange Mound
681:Hickory Hill
646:Cooper-Young
595:East Memphis
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1509:Mississippi
1380:Mississippi
1157:Mississippi
1093:Stax Museum
1063:The Pyramid
1058:Pink Palace
1008:Memphis Zoo
943:Libertyland
928:Fort Wright
918:Fire Museum
848:Belz Museum
823:A. Schwab's
761:Scutterfeld
676:Harbor Town
621:Binghampton
611:Belle Meade
373:December 7,
348:December 7,
322:December 7,
294:December 7,
255:memorabilia
152: /
128:Coordinates
1695:Categories
1561:See also:
1547:Crittenden
1473:Metro area
1366:Somerville
1341:Millington
1331:Germantown
1289:Metro area
1148:Wolf River
1098:Sun Studio
806:Metro area
791:Whitehaven
756:South Main
711:Mud Island
631:Capleville
467:Government
268:References
189:ID66000731
140:90°03′10″W
137:35°08′22″N
1483:Tennessee
1417:Southaven
1412:Senatobia
1402:Horn Lake
1351:Northaven
1326:Covington
1306:Arlington
1299:Tennessee
933:Graceland
816:Tennessee
808:landmarks
796:Wolfchase
766:Southwind
746:Riverside
721:Northaven
696:Hyde Park
691:Hollywood
661:Evergreen
568:Districts
502:Memphians
477:Education
462:Geography
313:"History"
58:A. Schwab
29:A. Schwab
1540:Arkansas
1521:Marshall
1475:counties
1442:Arkansas
1392:Hernando
1361:Piperton
1336:Lakeland
1316:Bartlett
1253:Arkansas
786:Westwood
671:Glenview
656:Douglass
616:Berclair
575:Downtown
455:Timeline
415:City of
317:a-schwab
120:Location
1495:Fayette
1387:Byhalia
1356:Oakland
1346:Munford
1291:suburbs
741:Raleigh
726:Nutbush
666:Frayser
651:Cordova
626:Boxtown
580:Midtown
487:Tourism
482:Culture
472:Economy
450:History
417:Memphis
220:History
181:Part of
1531:Tunica
1516:DeSoto
1500:Tipton
1490:Shelby
1454:Marion
1422:Tunica
771:Uptown
492:Sports
442:Topics
259:hoodoo
1634:is a
1449:Earle
1433:Walls
1311:Atoka
701:Lenox
165:Built
1636:stub
1586:stub
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