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Shamrock Inn Filling Station / Dale’s Ole 66 Barber Shop
A circa-1928 cottage-style filling station on Joplin’s Route 66 alignment, later operated for decades as Dale’s Ole 66 Barber Shop.
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Schifferdecker Beer & Picnic Gardens
Charles Schifferdecker’s Turkey Creek brewery grounds, where beer, dancing, lawn games, and creekside recreation helped shape Joplin’s early social life.
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