The Crossroads (Highway 61 and Highway 49)

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The Crossroads (Highway 61 and Highway 49) is a famed intersection in Clarksdale, Mississippi, legendary in blues folklore as the place where Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the devil in exchange for musical talent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural landmark ⓘ
road intersection ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Highway 61 and Highway 49 crossroads ⓘ
The Crossroads ⓘ
associatedWith Delta blues ⓘ
Robert Johnson ⓘ
blues mythology ⓘ
city Clarksdale ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic site in American roots music history ⓘ
symbol of artistic transformation in blues culture ⓘ
famousFor association with blues folklore ⓘ
legend of Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil ⓘ
hasMonument guitar sign sculpture ⓘ
hasTheme pact with the devil ⓘ
supernatural bargain for musical talent ⓘ
intersectionOf U.S. Route 49 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 61 NERFINISHED ⓘ
linkedTo Highway 61 (the “Blues Highway”) ⓘ
linked to: Highway 61
locatedIn Clarksdale, Mississippi ⓘ
Coahoma County, Mississippi ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ
United States ⓘ
mythStatus legendary rather than historically verified ⓘ
near downtown Clarksdale ⓘ
partOf Mississippi Delta region ⓘ
referencedIn blues literature ⓘ
documentaries about Robert Johnson ⓘ
popular culture depictions of crossroads myths ⓘ
region American South ⓘ
roadType U.S. highway intersection ⓘ
state Mississippi ⓘ
subjectOf guided blues tours in Clarksdale ⓘ
tourism popular destination for blues enthusiasts ⓘ

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Clarksdale, Mississippi → hasLandmark → The Crossroads (Highway 61 and Highway 49) ⓘ
The Crossroads (Highway 61 and Highway 49) → alsoKnownAs → Highway 61 and Highway 49 crossroads ⓘ
linked to: The Crossroads (Highway 61 and Highway 49)