page_title: Clarksdale, Mississippi
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Clarksdale, Mississippi / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Yazoo and Mississippi Valley/Illinois Central Passenger Depot in Clarksdale, Mississippi
context_page_description: Clarksdale is a city in and the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. It is located along the Sunflower River.
  The western boundary of the county is formed by the Mississippi River. Located in the Mississippi Delta region, Clarksdale is an agricultural and trading center. Many African-American musicians played here, developing the blues, and taking this original American music with them to Chicago and other cities during the Great Migration. Clarksdale is named after John Clark, a settler who founded the city in the mid-19th century when he established a timber mill and business.
caption: Former Yazoo & Mississippi Valley/Illinois Central Passenger Depot in Clarksdale, early 1900s. The building is now used for the Delta Blues Museum.
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