Dockery Farms
1895Cotton plantation near Cleveland, Mississippi where Charley Patton, the 'Father of the Delta Blues,' lived and performed, influencing generations of blues musicians.
3.6 mi away
Ruleville, Mississippi
Everything Ruleville is known for
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Music in Ruleville
Songs About Ruleville
Willie Brown Blues
Ry Cooder
"Call me Willie, the one and only Willie Brown"
Artists From Ruleville
Rivers & Roads in Song near Ruleville
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Ruleville.
History of Ruleville
Po' Monkey's Lounge (Site)
1963The last rural juke joint in the Mississippi Delta, operated by Willie 'Po' Monkey' Seaberry out of his sharecropper shack from 1963 until his death in 2016.
13.4 mi away
Mississippi State Penitentiary - Parchman Farm
1901The notorious Mississippi State Penitentiary that operated as a plantation using convict labor, and where many blues musicians were recorded by folklorists.
13.9 mi away
The Crossroads - Robert Johnson Legend
1930The intersection of Highways 61 and 49 in Clarksdale, legendary site where Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the Devil for guitar mastery.
15.4 mi away
Things to Do in Ruleville
Everything Near Ruleville
9 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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Dockery Plantation
· 3.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over here for a second; this is sacred ground for American music. Dockery Plantation is widely considered the birthplace of the blues. Robert Dockery established the plantation in 1895. It grew to become a…
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Dockery Farms
· 3.6 mi · Historical Marker
Cotton plantation near Cleveland, Mississippi where Charley Patton, the 'Father of the Delta Blues,' lived and performed, influencing generations of blues musicians.
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Po' Monkey's Lounge (Site)
· 13.4 mi · Historical Marker
The last rural juke joint in the Mississippi Delta, operated by Willie 'Po' Monkey' Seaberry out of his sharecropper shack from 1963 until his death in 2016.
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Mississippi State Penitentiary - Parchman Farm
· 13.9 mi · Historical Marker
The notorious Mississippi State Penitentiary that operated as a plantation using convict labor, and where many blues musicians were recorded by folklorists.
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Bank of Mound Bayou
· 14.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This unassuming spot in Mound Bayou marks the site of a truly groundbreaking achievement: the Bank of Mound Bayou. It's a testament to the resilience and entrepreneurial spirit of the African American community in the…
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Taborian Hospital
· 14.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over for a minute, because what happened here in 1942 was nothing short of revolutionary. This was Taborian Hospital, and in the segregated South, it was a beacon of hope, staffed entirely by African Americans.…
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Mound Bayou Area Sites
· 14.7 mi · Archaeological Site
The town of Mound Bayou in Bolivar County carries the history in its name. Multiple mound sites dot the landscape around this area, many of them undocumented and unstudied. The Mississippian peoples who built them…
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The Crossroads
· 15.1 mi · Things to Do
Where Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the devil for guitar skills.
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The Crossroads - Robert Johnson Legend
· 15.4 mi · Historical Marker
The intersection of Highways 61 and 49 in Clarksdale, legendary site where Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the Devil for guitar mastery.
