For more than three decades, the Hillbilly Junction curiosity shop was a landmark in the Ozark Mountains region of southern Missouri. It was a small Mom & Pop enterprise offering memorabilia to visitors and tourists who were guided to its doorstep by a surprising cavalcade of colorful roadside billboards.
It was situated at a small roadside rest stop and offered gifts like corn cob pipes, floppy hats, T-shirts, and locally crafted rocking chairs.
Although the store closed its doors more that a decade ago, it presented visitors with a unique glimpse of regional culture from years past.
Are you old enough to remember the popular radio song “I Dreamed of a Hill-Billy Heaven” sung by Tex Ritter circa 1961 or the hit TV series “The Beverly Hillbillies” (1962-1971)?
From the BRC: Enjoy your autumnal travels.
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