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[marolinesdad]

His grave would not have been there because Jim Lane was a fictional person in the Shepard of the Hills Book.  The Book was based on real people but that was not their real names. 

[Hatfield McCoy]

His grave would not have been there because Jim Lane was a fictional person in the Shepard of the Hills Book.  The Book was based on real people but that was not their real names. 

Good point.  But I think they actually had his real name followed by "AKA Jim Lane" and a little history.  I am sure it must have been a fake, because moving something like that for Branson USA would have created a stink. 

[rubedugans]

"of the chief Knobbers, big Mathias Shearer, who Wright called Jim Lane, he was a mixed sort of man, you know. He was a true Bald Knobber, but his heart wasn't in the beatin', hangin' and killin' part of it. No, not at all." was a quote I found about the real man...wherever he may be interred

[rubedugans]

I do know that John and Georgianna Ross (Old Matt and Aunt Molly) are buried at the Evergreen Cemetary located near SDC.

I am unsure of where the other actual personages final resting places are.

[adairmd]

I found this on another Branson forum...
"The man who inspired the character of Jim Lane is supposedly buried in Gretna Cemetery in an unmarked grave. Gretna Cemetery is located behind the Royal Oak charcoal plant."

[okiebluegrass]

When I was a youngster, there was a small train that made it's way around Mutton Hollow. We always used to ride horses there. There was a small craft village there. The best part is that admission to Mutton Hollow was free. This probably led to it's demise, but for years my parents used to go hang out there when we weren't at SDC.

[Junior]

The family that originally owned Mutton Hollow and developed it in the 1960s sold it in the '90s to the BRANSON USA theme park people, who operated their attraction for a couple of years before it went bust...then along came Celebration City. The next chapter in the commercial development of the site remains unwritten.

[DollarCityBoy]

I remember going to Mutton Hollow. I remeber the pony ride, the round theatre and a kiddie train. My dad took a video of me while i was the only child on the little train.  The Gentleman let me stay on it as long as I wanted. The video shows me going around the little track....oh....i'd say about 1000 times! Bless dads heart, he didn't want to miss a second. I was probally around 4 or 5.

[sanddunerider]

I barely rememebr mutton hollow, but it was a major draw in its day..... too bad, progress moved on...

[okiebluegrass]

Depends on what you call progress... 

[bobber620]

I also had an chance to visit the old Mutton Hollow attraction when it was open. I am afraid that I only remember the train ride.( only because we waited in line for a long time to get a ride on it with my dad thinking it was a free ride because no addmission price sign was visible.) and the theater with the original manuscript and the brief  movie on the life of Mr. Wright. Other than that I don't remember much else.

[sanddunerider]

good point okie!

[rubedugans]

I remember a bit from it, but not too much. My Mom called me the other day and told me a women in the new office she works in, used to work at Mutton Hollow. Just funny how coversations must get started about Branson!

[Junior]

The Mutton Hollow I remember from the mid to late 70s, early 80s didn't seem to do banner business. It was seldom busy. When walking through the streets and shops, there were not any lines. The only entertainment was horseback rides through Mutton Hollow. Later in the mid to late 80s, early 90s, they added a handful of carnival type rides, had some street and stage entertainment, and the Harold Bell Wright Museum. We've talked about the HBW Museum here before...it was unique because when I took the tour, Harold Bell Wright's youngest son, who had a full career and retired from Disney as a film maker, owned the museum, had produced the film on his dad's life, and also PERSONALLY gave tours and visited with guests. I'm lucky to have had a short visit with the man, too! However, HBW's son was bitter, as were other family members. They were upset that Shepherd of the Hills Farm could not work out a deal with them to house the museum, plus they were upset the copyrights on the books were running out and others made money off their dads works without paying royalties to the family. TImes have changed, as Mutton Hollow turned in to BRANSON USA theme park, later Celebration City. The HBW museum was later housed briefly at Shepherd of the Hills prior to the move to the Toy Museum building it is now in. I am not sure the family of HBW still owns the stuff inside the museum, but, as I remember, it was a wonderful collection...anything HBW you could imagine.

[Marge]

I worked at Mutton Hollow for several years after they had done remodeling and started charging an admission to the park.  I worked in the Apple Butter Shop and yes we actually made all the fruit butters right there in a big very deep copper kettle. 

I enjoyed the park and especially the wonderful people I worked with in the several years I was there. 

I also worked for Branson, USA for a time getting the retail shops set up.
I have no pictures of Mutton Hollow, guess when you work at a place you don't have the time or inclination to bring a camera with you.