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Old 05-07-2011, 11:38 PM   #1
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May 8,2011: Tom Lee Park



Tom Lee Park is in Memphis, TN. It commemorates the rescue of 32 people from a capsized steamboat. The monuments dedicated to the rescue are now awash in the flooded Mississippi River. The river claimed the steamboat and 23 lives in 1925. Has it returned to claim the rest?

The park is named after area resident Tom Lee (1885–1952). Late during the afternoon of May 8, 1925, Lee steered his 28 ft (8.5 m) skiff Zev upriver after delivering an official to Helena, Arkansas. Also on the river was a steamboat, the M.E. Norman, carrying members of the Engineers Club of Memphis, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and their families. One man rescues 32 livesTom Lee witnessed the M.E. Norman capsize in the swift current 15 mi (24 km) downriver from Memphis at Cow Island Bend. Although he could not swim, he rescued 32 people with five trips to shore. Lee acted quickly, calmly and with no regard for his own safety, continuing to search after night fell. Because of his efforts, only 23 people died.
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Old 05-08-2011, 02:03 AM   #2
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More people rescued than died...that one goes in the plus column.
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Old 05-08-2011, 09:41 AM   #3
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Unusual but striking memorial, and a good story.

All Mary Ambler got was a town named after her ...
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Old 05-08-2011, 09:49 AM   #4
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It makes me think about all the descendents of all the people he saved. He changed history.
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Old 05-08-2011, 11:00 AM   #5
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Excellent IoTD. Thanks Sarge.
Food for thought.
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Old 05-09-2011, 12:17 AM   #6
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It makes me think about all the descendents of all the people he saved. He changed history.
So have you, by your mere existence. I'll tell you in the future whether thats good or bad.


Very interesting statue, I like the story behind it.
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Old 05-09-2011, 03:08 AM   #7
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Didn't Tom Lee Park play centre-forward for South Korea in the soccer world cup?
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Old 05-09-2011, 05:41 AM   #8
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I'm pretty sure his name was Park.
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Old 05-14-2011, 08:47 AM   #9
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So have you, by your mere existence. I'll tell you in the future whether thats good or bad.
Don't have to wait, in Griff's case, definitely good.
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Old 05-14-2011, 08:52 AM   #10
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Thanks!
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