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.
Peckerwood. Peckerwood is a slur used through the mid 20th century by southern whites to describe poor rural whites. It is roughly synonymous with cracker, redneck and White trash, more prevalent in the southeast, although the last implies a degree of moral turpitude.eckerwood (Noun). A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant or rustic. peckerwood (Noun). A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.