8/24/2023 0 Comments Ghost towns in southeast missouri![]() It’s now a private residence, and is a striking sight in its own right. A rock building on the southeast corner of the crossroads once was a Tydol gas station and store.No embalming was done there, and the building no longer stands. A mortuary and casket factory later was housed in a wooden building across the street.The upstairs was living quarters, along with a large room for meetings, dances, court sessions and church services.The first floor became a general store managed by Jackson’s son and two daughters.The 50-by-60-foot site was built in 1902 from native limestone by John Jackson and his family.Jackie Warfel, who researched the site, pieced together its history: The Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader did a public service Wednesday, namely clearing up fact from fiction about the much-photographed limestone ruins at the ghost town of Plano, Mo., on Route 66.Īmong the wild claims - no doubt fueled by the ruins’ gothic appearance - were the building once served as a casket factory or a mortuary.
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