HistoryHidden gem
Dockery Farms
Cleveland, Mississippi
A former cotton plantation widely called the birthplace of Delta blues, where Charley Patton played.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min
Dockery Plantation was a 25,600-acre cotton plantation and sawmill on the Sunflower River, and it is widely seen as the birthplace of the Delta blues because Charley Patton and others played here. The grounds have interpretive signs and a few surviving buildings. It is a quiet, atmospheric stop for blues fans.
Good to know
- Check the foundation website for tour or event days
- Pair with the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale
- Best time
- Spring and autumn
- Open
- Check hours
- Getting there
- Sealed road to the site, short gravel on the grounds
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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