Branson history from 1983 to 1991.

1983 - The Roy Clark Celebrity Theatre opens.

1987 - Box Car Willie is the first nationally known celebrity to purchase his own theater and perform on a permanent basis.

"Good Morning America" from the ABC national network does a show from Silver Dollar City. Presley's Jubilee and Baldknobber's Jamboree are fetured entertainment.

76 Music Hall opens featuring local entertainers.

1988 - Ozark Mountain Christmas begins to extend the visitor season into November and December.

Factory Merchants Mall opens

1989 - Shoji Tabuchi opens his own show in what was the Ozarks Auto Show (now Yakov's American pavilion)

1990 - Mel Tillis moves into Shoji's former theater.

Mickey Gilley purchases Country Music World.

1991 - Branson featured on CBS's "60 Minutes"

At season's end, Jim Stafford purchased The Stars of the Ozarks Theatre and names it the Jim Stafford Theatre and schedules opening for 1992.

For those that want to know about the history of Branson, below is a compilation of special dates for events in Branson Missouri from 1882 - 1967.

1882 - Branson was founded by Reuben Branson as a river trading post.

1907 - Shepherd of the Hills book is published.

1912 - Branson has a population of 1,200.

1949 - Hugo Herschend negotiates a 99 year lease on Marble Cave (renamed Marvel Cave) and 2,000 surrounding acres (Silver Dollar City).

1957 - The Mabe Brothers begin Branson's first music show, The Bladknobbers.

1960 - Silver Dollar City Opens.

1967 - Lloyd Presley, with his family, built the first theater on Highway 76 (363 seats)  Presley's Country Jubilee.