Some of the earliest and most influential blues musicians, including Charlie Patton, worked and gathered here, developing and sharing their unique playing styles in the early 1900s. Today you'll find an interpretive marker, a cotton gin, a view of the Sunflower River and the very occasional live performance. Located five miles east of Cleveland.


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6.73 MILES

Open since 2016, this glossy outpost of the GRAMMY Museum – the other is in Los Angeles – traces the development of recorded music, with a focus on its…

2. Po' Monkey's Lounge

10.78 MILES

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4. Emmett Till Historic Intrepid Center

19.87 MILES

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5. Emmett Till Interpretive Center

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6. Sonny Boy Williamson II's Grave

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7. Tutwiler Tracks

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There's not much left to see other than a dilapidated building covered with vines, a historic marker and the railroad tracks, but the scene remains…