Winterville Satellite Mounds
· 13.4 mi · Archaeological Site
The great mound complex at Winterville didn't exist in isolation. Scattered across Washington County, smaller mound sites and village settlements surrounded the main ceremonial center like suburbs around a downtown.…
Greenville, MS
· 13.9 mi · Local history
Greenville, Mississippi, owes its character to a confluence of factors that set it apart from other Delta towns. Its location on the Mississippi River, coupled with the fertile soil, made it a natural hub for cotton and…
Winterville Mounds
· 13.9 mi · Archaeological Site
Twelve mounds rise from the flat Delta bottomland here like a skyline built from earth. Winterville was a major ceremonial center of the Mississippian world, thriving between 1000 and 1450 AD. At its height, the largest…
Doe's Eat Place
· 14.0 mi
Doe's started as a grocery store in the Mississippi Delta in 1941. Dominick 'Doe' Signa began selling tamales from the back, then steaks — enormous porterhouses that hang off the plate. You still walk through the…
The Crossroads
· 14.7 mi · Things to Do
Where Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the devil for guitar skills.
Winterville Mounds
· 15.0 mi · Historical Marker
A Mississippian-period ceremonial center with twelve surviving earthen mounds, once a thriving community of the mound-building culture.
The Crossroads - Robert Johnson Legend
· 15.1 mi · Historical Marker
The intersection of Highways 61 and 49 in Clarksdale, legendary site where Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the Devil for guitar mastery.
Delta River Corridor Sites
· 16.3 mi · Archaeological Site
The Mississippi River didn't just shape the land here. It shaped civilization. Along the river corridor through the Delta, mound sites line up like beads on a string, each one positioned where a creek meets a bayou or a…