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Shepherd of the Hills State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area covering 1,011 acres (409 ha) in Taney County, Missouri. The state park is closed pending public input on future uses of the land. [3] [4] It was one of three new parks announced by Governor Jay Nixon in December 2016. [5]
Entering a more developed area of Branson, the highway turns east and passes the Celebration City theme park. After a series of slight north–south curves, it turns left on to 76 Country Blvd. The Route then curves Northwest-Southeast past the Ruth & Paul Henning Conservation Area and the Shepherd of the Hills properties as a two-lane highway.
John Ross House, also known as Old Matt's Cabin, is a historic home located at the Shepherd of the Hills farm near Branson, Taney County, Missouri. The original section was built in the mid-1880s or mid-1890s, as a single cell log structure. It was subsequently enlarged with frame additions through 1910. It features a stone exterior end chimney.
Shepherd of the Hills Expressway (Red Route west) Western end of Red Route overlap: 53.885: 86.720: CR 165 south (Gretna Road) Western end of CR 165 overlap; formerly Route 165: 55.713– 55.833: 89.661– 89.855: US 65 / Route 76 – Harrison, Springfield US 65 Bus. south / Branson Landing Boulevard (Red Route east) / CR 165 ends
The start of Branson-area and Taney County tourism began with the 1907 publication of Harold Bell Wright's The Shepherd of the Hills, which features generic Bald Knobbers as the story's villains.
Ridgeside is rooted in a dairy farm operated by John T. Shepherd in the early 1900s. In 1922, John's son, Paul, began building the "Shepherd Hills" subdivision, which was completed in 1952. Shepherd Hills incorporated as a city with the name "Ridgeside" in 1931, in part to avoid being annexed by rapidly growing Chattanooga. [10]
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The Shepherd of the Hills was a popular outdoor drama staged from May to October, from 1960 until what was initially announced as its final performance on October 19, 2013, [5] in Branson, Missouri. However, the play was brought back the next year with a reduced performance schedule beginning on May 23, 2014. [ 6 ]