Down in the Mississippi Delta

Furry Lewis Mississippi Blues Trail Marker in Greenwood, MississippiDockery Farms sign and exterior

As part of the Mississippi Freedom Trail and the Mississippi Blues Trail, markers around town highlight significant places and people, such as musical legends like Furry Lewis, Robert Johnson, and Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones. Less than an hour away in Cleveland, Mississippi, Dockery Farms is considered one of the most significant birthplaces of the blues with a host of renowned musicians having resided there in the early 20th century. 

Historic brick home featured in the filming of The Help in Greenwood, MississippiMore glimpses of the past take shape along Greenwood’s tree-lined Grand Boulevard. Striking historic architecture abounds amid the shade of 300 oaks planted more than a century ago. Spanning Tudor to neoclassical styles, stunning homes stand sentinel, like the one enlisted as fictional character Hilly Holbrook’s in The Help.