Place:Amory, Monroe, Mississippi, United States

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Name
Amory
Type
City
Coordinates
33.987°N 88.484°W
Located in
Monroe, Mississippi, United States

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Amory is a city in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. The population is 6,956 at the 2000 census.

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Amory was the first planned city in Mississippi. The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad needed a mid-point between Memphis, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama for their locomotives, and they laid out the new town of Amory in 1887. People from nearby Cotton Gin Port on the Tombigbee River abandoned their town and moved to Amory.

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