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Rolling Fork, Mississippi: Replica of Muddy Waters' Childhood Shack

Muddy lived his first three years in a shack just like this. Visitors are welcome to sit on the porch. A loudspeaker plays his music.

Address:
Delta St., Rolling Fork, MS
Directions:
Downtown, in the grassy median between Delta and Dr MLK Jr Sts, just north of E. China St.
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Replica of Muddy Waters' Childhood House.

Replica of Muddy Waters' Childhood House

This is a replica of the home that Muddy Waters lived in as a child. It is located in the town square on China and Delta Streets, by the courthouse. There is a loudspeaker that plays his music.

[Pete Roseti, 02/26/2021]

Muddy was born as McKinley Morganfield in the nearby crossroads community of Jug's Corner. Visitors are welcome to sit on the replica shack's front porch.


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