Tara by the numbers
The median age from Tara's zip code 34203 is 42.3, according to statistics from the Manatee Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council.
The median age from Tara's zip code 34203 is 42.3, according to statistics from the Manatee Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council.
Hundreds of commuters drive through the community of Memphis every day, unaware they are passing historic territory.
Maybe it's the aging oaks and the leaves that drift down to Wares Creek. Or it could be the houses with creaky wood floors and welcoming porches that give the area its enduring charm.
In 1925, a shooting at Ballard Elementary during the school day left one man dead and another wounded, a duel that started over the custody of a young boy.
