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  2. Silver Beach Amusement Park - Wikipedia

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    Silver Beach Amusement Park. Coordinates: 42.1125°N 86.4875°W. Silver Beach County Park is a park located in St. Joseph, Michigan at the mouth of the St. Joseph River. [1] It was formerly Silver Beach Amusement Park, an amusement park, which operated between 1891 and 1971.

  3. List of defunct amusement parks in the United States

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    It was a private park. Silver Beach Amusement Park: St. Joseph: 1891–1971 Six Flags AutoWorld: Flint: 1984–1994 Tashmoo Park: Algonac: 1897–1951 Toledo Beach Amusement Park: La Salle Township: 1907–1962 Demolished, now the Toledo Beach Marina Wenona Beach Amusement Park: Bangor Township: 1887-1964 Walled Lake Park Walled Lake: 1919–1968

  4. The Pike - Wikipedia

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    The amusement zone surrounding the Pike, Silver Spray Pier, was included along with additional parking in the post-World War II expansion; it was all renamed Nu-Pike via a contest winner's submission in the late 1950s, then renamed Queen's Park in the late 1960s in homage to the arrival of the Queen Mary ocean liner in Long Beach. 1979 was the ...

  5. Horse-drawn steamboats & bear cages: New book details Lake ...

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    First a hotel opened in Silver Beach. It was followed a “White City” amusement park on the lake’s shore, which stood between 1905 and 1916. “They had roller coasters and merry-go-rounds ...

  6. Laffing Sal - Wikipedia

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    Seabreeze Amusement Park in Rochester, New York, was removed in the 1970s. Ocean View Amusement Park, "Laff In The Dark", Norfolk, Virginia (closed 1979) Silver Beach Amusement Park and the new Silver Beach Carousel in St. Joseph, Michigan (this figure is a modern replication of the Laffin' Sal that used to be at Silver Beach Park) References

  7. Silverwood Theme Park - Wikipedia

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    Silverwood Theme Park & Boulder Beach Water Park. / 47.9085; -116.705. Silverwood Theme Park is an amusement park located in the city of Athol in northern Idaho, United States, near the town of Coeur d'Alene, approximately 47 miles (76 km) from Spokane, Washington on US 95. Owner Gary Norton opened the park on June 20, 1988. [2]

  8. John A. Miller - Wikipedia

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    June 24, 1941. (1941-06-24) (aged 68–69) Houston, Texas, U.S. Occupation. Roller coaster engineer. John A. Miller (born August John Mueller; 1872 – June 24, 1941) was an American roller coaster designer and builder, inventor, and businessman. Miller patented over 100 key roller coaster components, [1] and is widely considered the "father of ...

  9. Knott's Berry Farm - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .knotts .com. Knott's Berry Farm is a 57-acre (2,500,000 sq ft) theme park located in Buena Park, California, owned and operated by Cedar Fair. In March 2015, it was ranked as the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America, while averaging approximately 4 million visitors per year. The park features over 40 rides, including ...