We drove back into Miss. to the small town where the king of Rock and Roll, Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935. He gave a concert in 1956 and the proceeds went to the city which bought his house and Church, Assembly of God and moved them to a 15 acre park provided for the local children. The modest 2 room house, decorated with flowered wallpaper, where he was born, is just 30 x 15, 450 sq. ft. built by his father on a dairy farm for $180. There is a bronze statue of him when he was 13, 2 years after he got his first guitar for his birthday. He grew up with the other neighborhood kids and often sat outside his friends churches listening to the music. There is a Story Wall with a collection of anecdotes from family and friends who knew him when he was growing up. There is a new Elvis Chapel build in 1979 with stained glass windows and pews donated by friends and fans worldwide. A green 1939 Plymouth 4 door sedan, similar to the one the the Presley family used to move to Memphis in 1948 for his Dad to look for work. There is a museum, gift store with the Elvis quilt, The Fountain of Life, a circle representing his years in Tupelo.
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