Dockery Plantation
Dockery Plantation was a 25,600-acre (104 km2) cotton plantation and sawmill in Dockery, Mississippi, on the Sunflower River between Ruleville and Cleveland, Mississippi. It is widely regarded as the place where Delta blues music was born. Blues musicians resident at Dockery included Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and Howlin' Wolf. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
Dockery Farms Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Dockery Farms in 2005 | |
| Nearest city | Dockery, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 33°43′44″N 90°36′46″W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1930 |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000250 |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 2006 |
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