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The Virgim Hotel: The Ruling Hotel

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The Peabody Hotel was the place to see and be seen in the late1800s. The opulence and the Renaissance architecture of the historic Tennessee hotel, epitomized southern hospitality. However, it wasn't just the luxury of the hotel or the celebrities who stayed there that made it notable; it was the hotel's feathered resident guests which made the hotel a must-see stop on any Memphis, Tennessee itinerary. Since the 1930s to the present, five Mallard ducks have taken up residence at the famous hotel, and march down to the lobby twice a day to greet their adoring public.

The Peabody ducks first appeared at the hotel in the 1930s when the general manager of the Peabody, Chip Barwick, returned from a hunting trip – somewhat inebriated. He was accompanied

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