The Downtown Branson Main Street Association website tells all
about the great things to see and do in downtown Branson. You can
go to downtownbranson.org to read all about it.
The cache is available to find between 9 a.m. and 9
p.m.
This cache could be wheelchair accessible but to get to it is
kind of steep so use caution or have someone else grab it for
you.
Just a little history about the naming of Branson from the
website http://www.legendsofamerica.com/MO-Branson.html In the
early 1900s, there were many farms near the Branson Post Office, as
well as a handle factory, a tobacco barn, cotton gin, and a
steamboat landing at the waterfront. The tobacco industry was the
largest agricultural crop of the area and would continue to be so
until 1959 when the tobacco farms became the bottom of the newly
formed Table Rock Lake.
The first school sat high upon the hill overlooking what is now
downtown Branson. The settlement took the name of its first
postmaster until 1901, when the second postmaster, named William
Hawking, changed the name of the post office to Lucia. In 1903 the
completion of the Iron Mountain and Southern railroad that would
soon allow visitors from all over to come and explore the untouched
and unspoiled beauty of the Branson area. The Railroad Company
began working below the Lucia Post Office on right of ways and
other land acquired by the railroad. A portion of the property was
soon designated for a town and placed under the direction of
Charles Fulbright, the president of the Branson Town Company.
Fulbright laid out and filed the town plot of Branson on October
26, 1903. Unfortunately, another town plot for Lucia had been filed
by a man named B. B. Price on October 2, 1903. By the end of
November, Mr. Fulbright owned both town sites, and the name of
Branson eventually prevailed.
 Kid Friendly  Lunchtime
Cache  No Poison Plants Nearby  Wheelchair
Access  Dogs Allowed
 Available
year-round  Restricted hours  Bicycles
permitted on paths  Accessible in
Winter
 No Mud!  Beware of Muggles!  Bring a pen or pencil
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