Golf in Amory

Amory is a Monroe County community whose identity was shaped by the railroad junction created when the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad came through in 1887. The annual Amory Railroad Festival celebrates this heritage, drawing visitors who come for the community events, food, and entertainment that the festival organizes around the community's founding story. Amory's manufacturing employment base and the surrounding Monroe County farming economy create a working-class community character distinct from the county seat communities to the south. The annual Railroad Festival's music, food, and community events sustain Amory's identity as a genuine small-city community with pride in its transportation heritage.