Brasstown, North Carolina: Home of the Possum Drop
Rural gas station, now closed, is still home to the world's only Possum Drop on New Year's Eve.
Clay's Corner
- Address:
- 11005 Old Hwy 64, Brasstown, NC
- Directions:
- Clay's Corner. On the west side of Old Hwy 64 W./Hwy 1100 just north of its intersection with Hwy 1564.
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This place is now closed. Clay has retired, but a sign says the Possom Drop will continue.
[passepartout22, 11/12/2017]
This little corner service station is filled with oddities, and we certainly felt like aliens stopping in. At its core it's just a poorly stocked convenience store in a decrepit building. But it's practically idolatrous commitment to all things possum make it a fun stop.
There was so much I didn't understand, including a sign declaring this corner the "Zone of Lawlessness," and the Hollywood style sign on the hill across the street announcing your arrival in the booming metropolis "Brasstown."
Apparently they build a big stage at New Year's and lower a possum at midnight. I have not been to this ritual and my desire to go is tempered by my fear of venturing into "Banjo Land" after dark.
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Clay's Corner convenience store is the site of the New Year's Eve Possum Drop (It's a stuffed possum).