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Boswell Park,

W Elm St., Lebanon, MO
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In 2015 the city of Lebanon added a Route 66 theme to Boswell City Park. These two mural from 2017 pay tribute to the Nelson family. The fountain is a replica of one that stood at the Nelson's Dream Village. The murals are made from tiles created by Paul Whitehall from Joplin.

This was the first Route 66 themed mural unveiled at Boswell Park in 2017. The mural features a 1957 Chevy cruising through Lebanon. It also feature vintage images of the 4 Acre Courts, The Carter Lawson Phillips 66, Lenz HoMotel, all in Lebanon and also the Underpass Cafe in Phillipsburg,

This was the second mural unveiled at Boswell Park in 2017 a few weeks after the first, it features the Gasconade River bridge and the Nelson's 1918 Chevrolet Petroleum truck delivery truck.

Nelson Family Legend / Dream Village mural at Boswell Park, it was unveiled in 2018.

In 2019 the last Camp Joy cabin still standing was donated to the Lebanon- Laclede County Route 66 Society and moved to Boswell Park. Camp Joy is believed to be the first tourist camp in Lebanon. This photo was snapped in 2019, 1n 2024 a replica of the Camp Joy arch was installed by the cabin.

These were pretty basic cabins.

But they did have individual climate control systems, you just put some more coal in the little stove, or opened a window, depending on the season!

Photo(s) 2018, 2023