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Johnson's Shut-Ins

Middle Brook, MO

The East Fork of the Black River is squeezed through resistant volcanic rock here, creating chutes, potholes and cascades known as shut-ins. Designated public access makes this one of Missouri's most dramatic routeable geological stops.

Filed under roadside oddities: giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.

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Source: mostateparks.com/park/johnsons-shut-ins-state-park

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