Dockery Plantation, Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States

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Dockery Plantation in Sunflower County, Mississippi, is a historic cotton plantation widely regarded as one of the birthplaces of Delta blues music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf birthplace of Delta blues
cotton plantation
historic site
associatedWith Charley Patton
Delta blues musicians
Howlin' Wolf
Tommy Johnson
Willie Brown
country United States
culturalSignificance important site in African American music history
important site in American cultural history
one of the birthplaces of Delta blues
employed lumber workers
sawmill workers
sharecroppers
tenant farmers
foundedBy Will Dockery
hasHeritageDesignation Mississippi Landmark
hasMarker historical marker
hasResident Charley Patton
Howlin' Wolf
Tommy Johnson
Willie Brown
hasStructure commissary
cotton gin
main house
sawmill
tenant houses
hasUse agricultural production
commissary operations
cotton gin operations
lumber mill operations
sawmill operations
tenant housing
heritageDesignationGrantedBy Mississippi Department of Archives and History
historicalPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
inception 1895
knownFor African American musical culture
Delta blues music
sharecropping community
locatedIn Mississippi Delta
Sunflower County, Mississippi
locatedNear Cleveland, Mississippi
musicGenreOrigin Delta blues
namedAfter Will Dockery
partOf Mississippi Blues Trail
product cotton
region Delta region of Mississippi
significantEvent development of Delta blues style
residence of early blues musicians
state Mississippi
tourism blues tourism destination
heritage tourism destination

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Charley Patton raisedIn Dockery Plantation, Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States