Welcome to the Oren Dunn City Museum! Located in Tupelo, Mississippi, the Museum showcases the history of Tupelo and Northeastern Mississippi.  

The Museum features exhibits on the milestones in Tupelo history such as the 1864 Battle of Harrisburg and the 1936 Tupelo Tornado. Our collection includes objects that reflect local history focusing mainly on agriculture, local veterans and other local memorabilia. The Museum grounds house a large collection of buildings that highlight Tupelo and Northeast Mississippi history: 1870s dog-trot cabin, church and school, two Tupelo Fire Trucks, 1948 Lee County Book Mobile, Memphis trolley car turned local eatery Dudie's Diner, and Frisco Caboose.

Are you from Tupelo? Do you have objects that pertain to Tupelo or Northeast Mississippi history? If you wish to donate any objects, photographs or newspaper clippings to the museum please contact the curator at 662-841-6438 or museum@ci.tupelo.ms.us or rmathis@ci.tupelo.ms.us.