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Branson West Airport, [10] also known as Branson West Municipal Airport, [11] [12] is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district of the Branson West. [10] The airport is also known as Emerson Field, named for Robert Emerson, an aviator and former owner of the property. [12]
Route 248 was initially Route 148, numbered in the mid-1950s to replace Route 80 between Elsey and Branson when the rest became US 160.A late 1950s extension of Route 76 replaced all of Route 148 except the portion north of Cape Fair, which became Route 173; Route 148 was then reassigned to the nearby former Route 44 from Cassville to Galena and part of Route 76 east from Reeds Spring.
Branson is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. Most of the city is situated in Taney County, with a small portion in the west extending into Stone County. Branson is in the Ozark Mountains. The community was named after Reuben Branson, postmaster and operator of a general store in the area in the 1880s. [7]
Dick's Last Resort is a bar and restaurant chain in the United States known for its intentional employment of an obnoxious staff who "purposely provide bad service". [2] The chain was founded in Dallas, Texas in 1985 by Richard "Dick" Chase and currently operates thirteen locations across the United States.
In the 1920s and 1930s, tourists began to be drawn to the lake and its nearby communities, Branson and Rockaway Beach. Water skiing, boating, fishing, sunning and swimming drew folks to the warm waters of Lake Taneycomo. Restaurants, lodging and amusement attractions such as bumper cars and skee ball were plentiful in the towns along the lake. [4]
Silver Dollar City is a 61-acre (25 ha) theme park in Stone County, Missouri, near the cities of Branson and Branson West. The park is located off of Missouri Route 76 on the Indian Point peninsula of Table Rock Lake. Silver Dollar City opened on May 1, 1960. The park is an 1880s-themed experience.
Rockaway Beach is located on the north shore of Lake Taneycomo and the White River. Forsyth is approximately three miles to the southeast on Missouri Route 176. [9]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.69 square miles (1.79 km 2), of which 0.61 square miles (1.58 km 2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km 2) is water.
Funded via a federal grant of $16 million, Branson West is a general aviation airport designed for private and charter aircraft. [4] The airport was built on 200 acres (0.81 km 2 ) donated by the Conco Companies of Springfield , with an additional 40 acres (160,000 m 2 ) acquired by the city for runway protection zones.