The purpose of the Association is to promote all reasonable measures to conserve soil and water; to educate, encourage and carry out watershed protection programs for the prevention of floodwater and sediment damage; and to further the conservation, development of agricultural water management, irrigation and drainage.
Maybe Doc can tell me who is in the picture since this fella by the phonograph seems to somewhat resemble him...
Since both individuals are numbered, presumably there's a numbered list on either the margin or the back of the photo.
Interesting. Where was Welch's Vineyard?
SDC's first puppet show was in the early 70's in what was then the Vineyard Restrant on the corner of Main and Hill street. A corprate sponsership was forged with Welch's Grape Juice to launch there new white and red grape juices. They wanted entertainment with a plug for them, so was born the "Wally Welch Revew", featuring an all grape cast of singing and talking grape puppets. The show went away with the sponsership around 1978 or so the story says.....but after all the years the gristly truth can be told. One day while dining there I accidentally sat on Wally Welch and mashed him flat. He said nothing from that day forward...but he did let out a little wine. (Pause 2,3......)
I could make up a nice story kind of like "You add the caption!" contests...
^That's awesome. Very interesting, indeed, and exactly 90 years and 1 day before I was born! 8)
Staying with the older items...
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You are awesome Steam! To me it looks like a train, albeit a bit smaller than the ones that are used today, but pretty much the same -to me that is. I will see what I have I think I might have 1 MAYBE 2 more somewhere, but this is one of the clearest with no motion blurs etc.
Am I crazy or did they move teh holdup location on the train. It seems to me that it was in another location a few years back.
I do wonder what will come of the train ride in years to come as it is being swallowed by the town
What about this....
My brothers Mother in Law was an antique dealer adn had this on her shop wall.
I made comment as they know I love going to SDC and before she passed she gave this to me.
I do notice it has no mention on SDC although there is no date.
It is a 3D releif on the cave with the train and stlagtites being 3D.
THis is about 7 inches acress maybe 5 down.
It reminds me of her and it may be a common thing but I really like it.
Anyone know anything about these?
Intertesting that I find no mention of a flooded mine in the Dollywood history ( maybe I am missing it)
Why is it in the schedule?
BTW many ask these things, this postcard cost me $1.00. which is the same as the store price when offered in the General Store 20 yrs ago!
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Now I know this is not real...but doesn't it give St. Louis Missouri that inviting warm feeling?
It sure does look great! And if I remember my cave tour information correctly, it grows 1 inch per 100 years. You know it does look a little shorter in that picture. I mean it is a half inch taller today :).
Kinda' like a Devil's Den huh?
Zephon, since you remember Noah, can you remember what years he worked there and what specific jobs he did? I seem to recall Noah and a partner had a big mobile "freak show" van that allegedly held the remains of "Bigfoot." They would take the van and park it in front of Wal-Marts during that time period of the mid-late '80's and charge an admission for people to tour it. Seems like that Noah stopped in Kennett, MO at the Wal-Mart there in that period of time. If I recall, Noah also worked at Shepherd of the Hills in the play. My memory is fuzzy about him, though.Noah worked at the park in the early 80's for one, maybe two seasons. He was in the Musical Feud show in the Courthouse Theater and also an atmosphere character. And he did play Old Matt at the farm during that period as well as having a bit part in the miniseries "The Blue and the Gray". I rode down to Fayetteville for it's premier with him and his wife, Sybil. They were involved in some strange stuff, so the "freak show" van wouldn't surprise me. He was a former mercenary, and supposedly had ties to the CSA, a Christian militia group prominent at the time. He was a likable fellow, but kinda scary considering his past and what he was into.
Hmph. *shrugs shoulders* I coulda swore there was a voice with that hand.
Yeah, there was a fiberglass man's arm in the center of the whirlpool with a hat in the hand, going round and round in that whirlpool all day long! Good humor. The boat in the photo above is just about to enter the cave at the whirlpool. Today, the AP "log" would leaving the tunnel and entering the whirlpool at this point. The flow of water in the AP is reversed from the float trip days. At one point, there may have been a sign posted along the whirlpool warning boat passengers about the danger. I know this stock photo from SDC above had a caption that read "help this man out if you can as your boat passes by" in the 1970 booklet I have.
The waterslide was across the street at the Compton campground.
While these were being constructed, a large sign was posted nearby reading "Stay in one of these handmade cabins at The Wilderness/ SDC Campground". Silver Dollar City log hewer Mark Edwards was overseeing the whole demonstration, but is not pictured here. It was a nice PR move to bring The Cabins, and SDC together, I know it made me want to stay there! I have several others, one that I can think of showing Mark at work, but thats about it other tan, as I said the modern SDC Wilderness postcard. No slide sorry.
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I really think that something "kid powered" would be great for the parents. Nothing like a ride that needs no restraints, and the kid controls all of it. A temporary gandy dancer would be easy to construct, and maintian, and would be something that kids would remember more that a stock ride that can be experienced at any theme park in the world.
Gandy dancer is a slang term used for early railroad workers who laid and maintained railroad tracks in the years before the work was done by machines.
Me in the "Gandy Dancer" hand cart in 1985/86
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Free admission - that should make some people around here happy .:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
On Table Rock Lake? Atop Marvel Cave? Make up your mind - which is it?
What are the respective years for these four brochures, Rube?
What was that stupid movie? had a giant plant or something...??? you know....
FEED ME!!!! FEEEED MEE!
Well it took a few weeks, but I found it (in a manilla envelope in a file cabinet in my office at work!)
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This could be the start of everything folks. Next time you see Rubedugans and myself, we'll be closing out the Echo Hollow Ampitheater.
Here is a photo that was in with several Branson and Forsyth Photos
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Do you notice any familiar faces?
Try this detail...
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Look familiar?Maybe like this?(this one below is NOT from my collection just a stock photo)
(http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu218/rubedugans/WillRogers.jpg)
I just got out my copy of the book, and it tells of the journey, but no other members of the group...maybe there is a famous person or two for Ozark legend, but who knows (I still believe it is "Old Matt" in the photo.
Back to the fishing trip...
Does #2 Gentleman
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Look like this gentleman...(old Matt-J.K. Ross of HBW novel SOTH)
(http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu218/rubedugans/matt_mollie1204-1.jpg)
I am not a forensicologist, but I think I might be onto something here, the mouth, nose, eyes, and well a lack of beard, the gentleman holding this man up/supporting him for a photo...Will Rogers and now this man on a boat trip on the White River...I think it is definitely a possibility.
Will Rogers traveled the country from 1922-1935, Old Matt died in 1923...hmm
As far as the Grand Exposition, I believe that area was once an employee parking lot. For those who have Google Earth, you can use the Historical Imagery slide bar, and go all the way back to 1990.
For a look across Lake Silver from the late 70s/early 1980's prior to the building of Greedy Brothers, Geyser Gulch, and Splash Harbor, take a look at my flickr account...go all the way back to page six.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juniordugan
As far as the Grand Exposition, I believe that area was once an employee parking lot. For those who have Google Earth, you can use the Historical Imagery slide bar, and go all the way back to 1990.
at leaste you didnt go around smashing mailboxes or pumpkins or defying authority! (I hope) And if turning the turnstyles is a crime lock me up in the SDC jailhouse cuz I am GUILTY!
TIFF: The stagecoach picture is one I have never seen before. It appears they may have refinished the outside of a coach and made it into a "mail coach." Is this a recent photo from SDC? Where is the stagecoach located. It appears to be in the older part of SDC because of the street lamp next to it.
Stocked up today at the antique mall...4 postcards for $1.25. I got Rustic Oak Best Western Branson (Hotel near the landing on the hill), Silver DOllar Jubilee @ Echo Hollow and The Frisco train (both large scale postcards (and the fourth was a random StL Art Museum!).
Stop typing and start posting! Sounds like some great finds.
I think having live unstaged music would add a lot to the park. No need for a start time or amp system or even a playlist...just some good old ozark pickin' and singin' Much like homestead pickers but all over the park and without a set show time. They used to do that with musicians sitting at a booth as you walked out of HH on the right side before you got to E&D's bakery.
I stick my tounge out at you rube. :P
Dang eBay....I got what I thought was my AMAZING purchase...and unfortunately I was sent the wrong thing by the seller. It was an honest mistake, and hopefully It will get resolved once I send him the wrong one back...boo.
Speaking of way back, I was browsing page 1 - waaaayyyyy back in this post and happened across the MWA picture. I'm wondering if it could be from the organization of the Modern Woodmen of America insurance company (founded in the late 1800 's). I have attached a link to their history page, and there is an office on Hwy 160 in Forsyth, MO.It might just be
???
http://www.modern-woodmen.org/AboutUs/History/Pages/The%20Story%20of%20Our%20Name.aspx