The Memphis Library opened in September 1973. The library originated through a federally-funded teachers corps that recognized the overwhelming need for a library within the community. In October 1976, the library moved from its storefront facility into a two room school building on Union Street.
Pecky cypress refers to timber with holes throughout. Pecky from sinker cypress tends to have large, rough holes, classified as heavy, due to lengthy water submersion. Medium means there are concentrated, yet mixed hole sizes. Light refers to shallow pecky. Regardless, all pecky cypress is beautiful, durable, and shares the same properties of regular cypress.
Cypress swamps are the most common and widespread of Florida's stillwater swamps. These swamps occur where depressions expose the shallow water table. 1  Introduction 2  |. Vegetation 3  |. Fauna 4  |. Additional Resources.hese swamps will burn during droughts, which is thought to reduce the number of species and the relative importance of broadleaved plants, thereby maintaining the dominance of cypress trees. When protected from fire, cypress swamps may eventually develop into mixed hardwood swamps or bay swamps.