City of Cleveland 1.0

Cleveland is a town overflowing with living history. The blues are very much alive in the Delta, and one of the best places to experience the heritage and culture that is the blues is Dockery Plantation outside Cleveland. Often called the “Birthplace of the Blues”, Dockery Plantation was home to world-famous Delta blues musician, Charley Patton, and was recently honored with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail.