The construction project, which is visible from a nearby highway and is also the subject of social media posts and online videos, has drawn people curious about the area to share pictures and videos of the failed development. Some of the grand homes appear nearly finished, but they have all been left to slowly fall apart. Meet the spooky spirits at the Vaile Mansion & other haunted places in Independence, MO by Lindsey Wilhelm Death is the final act, the solemn sentencing from which mankind can seek no reprieve nor call out any final warnings to the livingor is it Independence’s array of hallowed haunts may convince you otherwise. Some of the structures have been demolished but many still sit.

Four people plead guilty to real estate fraud in 2015 for submitting fraudulent invoices to one of three banks they borrowed money from to build the mini mansions. The 900-acre project is located on Table Rock Lake.ĭevelopment of Indian Ridge Resort ended prematurely, however, after the Great Recession of 2008. The ambitious $1.6 billion dollar project included plans for a water park, a hotel, a marina, shopping, condos, and large vacation homes. ( KTVI) – Video of an abandoned Missouri resort community is going viral again and this time law enforcement has a warning for people planning to visit.Ĭonstruction on the Indian Ridge Resort near Branson started in 2006. The site was three wayside exhibits available to learn more.BRANSON, Mo.

It is located near Sugar Creek, about ¼ to ½ mile due north of this Missouri River overlook, on the river's south bank. Wayne City Landing is now part privately owned and inaccessible. Location (East Kentucky Road and North River Boulevard, Independence, Missouri) This encouraged river travelers to go further west to Westport, which grew and became part of Kansas City.

Perhaps this was due to the flood of 1844, which placed a major obstacle, a sandbar, in front of the landing. But this steamboat landing was never as successful or used as long as the Westport, or Lower Independence, Landing that was located two miles downriver. It was also the starting point for many travelers who were heading west along the Oregon and California Trails. As the closest Missouri River landing to the town of Independence, Wayne City, or Upper Independence, Landing served as a supply port for early pioneers.

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