College Station Gravel Museum Celebrates Seven Year Anniversary

Pristine gravel collection is one-of-a-kind

Pristine gravel collection is one-of-a-kind

Springfield, MO – Touted as one of the premiere gravel museums in the world, College Station Gravel Museum in downtown Springfield, plans to celebrate tonight with an open house free to the public. “It’s hard to imagine that it has been seven years,” says curator, Scott Fillmen. “When we opened back in 2007 our goal was to be the gravel jewel of downtown renovation, and I couldn’t have ever guessed the success that we have had.”

The museum boasts over 1.5 million pieces of individual gravel, in three different varieties: road, driveway, and how-did-this-get-in-the-yard? are among the different types on display. In addition to the permanent display, the museum rotates touring exhibits such as Indo-European Gravel from the 19th Century, The Collected Works of Wayne “The Jackhammer”, and Where Are They Now? Chopped Up Bigger Rocks.

The museum opened with great fanfare on March 7, 2007 with lines around the block as local residents craned to get a look at the only gravel museum within a thousand miles. Reggie Travis said he even traveled from Memphis to see it. “We don’t have anything like it in Memphis. Sure, we have gravel, but none in this pristine of condition.”

Mayor Bob Stephens was on hand to commemorate the occasion, issuing an official decree, declaring, “The tax incentives the city offered have paid off in recognition, wonder, and millions of dollars pumped into the local economy.”

The College Station Gravel Museum is open Monday through Saturday and is $8.00 per adult and free to students.

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