CHAPMAN, LEWIS & SWAN law office is located in a home built in 1906. Founder Ralph E. Chapman renovated the two-story frame residence located in Clarksdale's historic district specifically for his law firm.

Clarksdale, a town of approximately 21,000, was founded by John Clark in 1848 and presently encompasses approximately 14.18 square miles. Clarksdale is located in northwest Mississippi approximately seventy-five (75) miles south of Memphis, Tennessee and one hundred fifty (150) miles northwest of Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of two major trade centers in the State's northern Delta and the major city and county seat of Coahoma County, whose western boundary is the Mississippi River. Located at the head of the Sunflower River's navigable waters, it is one of the largest cities in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta and serves as the area's commercial and industrial center.

Clarksdale was incorporated in 1882 and adopted a Commission form of government in 1910. Since 1968, it has had a full time Mayor and four (4) part time Commissioners, all elected to four (4) year concurrent terms. In 1985, four (4) wards were established for election of the Commissioners who vote on all matters before the Board. The Mayor votes only in case of a tie vote.

Clarksdale, which is located in the Mississippi River Delta, is a special place with a history as rich as its topsoil. Clarksdale serves as birthplace of the Blues and host of the internationally famous Delta Blues Museum and the annual free Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival. Clarksdale has become a Mecca for music fans from around the world. The Land and the River have begotten literary greats like Faulkner, Welty and Williams and is residence of several well known artists today. Tours of Clarksdale's grand old homes is a popular event during the annual Tennessee Williams Festival in October. Now Clarksdale has been named Home of the Blues with nationally acclaimed Restaurants of Madidi and Ground Zero Blues Club.

Another popular site in Clarksdale is the Hopson Plantation Headquarters & Commissary which was one of the largest cotton farming operations in the Delta in years past. Hopson Plantation produced the first cotton crop from planting to baling entirely by machinery. Visitors who want to stay overnight can visit The Shack Up Inn.

For more information about Clarksdale, please contact the Coahoma County Tourism Commission.