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Sammy Lane Resort Historic District was a national historic district located at Branson, Taney County, Missouri. The district encompassed four contributing buildings and two contributing structures built between 1925 and 1943 as part of a resort. They were four log and native rock resort cottages, an elaborate native rock landscape construction ...
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]
In 1882, Reuben Branson opened a general store and post office in the area. [10] Branson was formally incorporated on April 1, 1912, and construction of the Powersite Dam nearby on the White River which would form Lake Taneycomo was completed. In 1894, William Henry Lynch bought Marble Cave (renamed "Marvel Cave") and began charging visitors to ...
Samuel T. and Mary B. Parnell House, also known as Mt. Branson Lodge, is a historic home located near Branson, Taney County, Missouri. It was built about 1912 and is a two-story, American Craftsman-style dwelling constructed of irregular rubble courses of native stone. The façade features a partial-width, two-story porch supported by massive ...
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.
The trail is accessed from the Two Ocean Lake trailhead and loops completely around Two Ocean Lake, providing views of the lake and the Teton Range. [2] [3] Connecting trails lead to the Emma Matilda Lake Trail and a loop of both Two Ocean and Emma Matilda Lakes can be done which covers 13.2 mi (21.2 km). [3
The second dive planned – to the bottom of the Puerto Rico Trench – will be piloted by Sir Richard Branson. This trench is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean at over 8 kilometers (5 mi) below sea level. This location is also near to Branson's home and resort on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands.
This resort, The Branson Estate on Moskito Island, offers 11 bedrooms for 22 guests. [89] Branson and Argentina's President Mauricio Macri, 22 January 2016. In 2017, Virgin Group invested in Hyperloop One, developing a strategic partnership between the two. Branson joined the board of directors, [90] and in December 2017, became its chairman. [91]