Tupelo, city in northeastern Mississippi. The seat of Lee County, Tupelo is a commercial, transportation, and manufacturing center. Major products include furniture, rubber and plastic products, clothing, electrical equipment, and wood products. Tupelo, on the Natchez Trace Parkway (a route between Nashville, Tennessee, and Natchez, Mississippi that roughly follows old Native American trails), is the site of Tupelo National Battlefield, which commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Tupelo (July 1864). Also here are a branch (1970) of the University of Mississippi, an art museum, a symphony orchestra, and a community theater. The American singer Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo in 1935; his house is now open to the public. The community, founded in 1859 and incorporated as a city in 1891, is named for local tupelo trees. It was badly damaged by a tornado in 1936. Population 23,905 (1980); 30,685 (1990); 35,589 (1998 estimate).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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