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Tombstone Junction was a small western town themed park located on Kentucky Route 90 in McCreary County, Kentucky near Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. It began operating in the 1960s and continued uninterrupted until the park was heavily damaged by fire in 1989. After this first fire, the park continued with limited operation until it was completely destroyed by a second fire in 1991. The park featured a recreation of a small western frontier town complete with train station, working saloon, dance hall, jailhouse, shanty's, and shops. There was also an outdoor amphitheater which hosted live shows featuring country and western music of the period. The leading attraction at Tombstone Junction was a full-sized standard gauge operating steam train. == Background == The park developed from the building and operation of the "Cumberland Falls Scenic Railroad" in the 1960s. The railroad was built by Millard and Morris Stephens from nearby Whitley City as an attraction to compliment The Falls Motel (which they owned) which was near Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, both of which were a very short distance down the road. The railroad was built and laid around the edges of a large cut between two mountains that had been filled in enough so that a 2½ mile "L" shaped circle of track could be laid. This was almost a copy of the idea behind the "Rebel Railroad" in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee which eventually grew into what is known as the Dollywood themepark today. For the second season of operation, the railroad's developers made in-house additions of buildings, shops, and The Red Garter Saloon using help from the local residents. The various stages of development of a functional park were planned out with each season adding new attractions, shops, stores and shows. The town portion of the park went by the operating name of "Tombstone Junction" and the railroad went by the operating name of "Old #77". However, the corporate name for the entire operation was "Cumberland Falls Scenic Railroad, Inc." Locals referred to the park as simply "The Junction." It is interesting to note that the mailboxes in the town's post office were from the post office where Sgt. Alvin York received his draft notice. This moment was made famous in a dramatic scene in the movie, "Sgt. York," which was based on his journey struggling with being drafted into service in WW 1 as he was a conscientious objector based on religious beliefs to becoming a Congressional Medal of Honor winner due to his service of valor in the war. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tombstone Junction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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