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Casey Jones Village
- You've heard of Casey Jones, the railroad engineer made famous by ballad originally written by Wallace
Sauders, an engine wiper in Canton, Mississippi. Casey Jones
is buried here. This village, museum, store, etc., have 'sprung' up as a memorial to Casey - and to make a little green. The Casey Jones home in Casey Jones Village is the actual house in which Casey and his family were living at time of train wreck in 1900. It was moved to Casey Jones Village in 1980 from its original location on West Chester Street.
The kids can climb aboard 'Engine 382', ring the bell and pretend your 'driving the train'. The house, fully restored to the way it was at his death, is also open to tourists. They even have a video about Casey, the man and the legend. The real attraction, perhaps, is the working model railroad they've constructed inside a restored railroad car.
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Open 9a to 8p daily in the summers; shorter hours in the 'off season'. Closed Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Admission $4; $3 for kids 6 to 12.
For more information phone 1-731-668-1222 or visit their web site:
CaseyJones.
From I-40 take exit 80-A. Point your car south (toward Jackson) and turn right into the first road south of the I-40 interchange. Just "look for the red caboose in the sky".
Come
stay with us;
reserve your room in Jackson
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